Railway hopper car and center sill construction therefor

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B61D 7/00 (2006.01) B61D 7/08 (2006.01) B61D 17/10 (2006.01) B61F 1/02 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 1199227

Abstract of the Disclosure A railway hopper car has a through center sill includ- ing an elongated central section substantially A-shaped in transverse cross section, two end sections substantially hat-shaped in transverse cross section and two transition sections respectively connecting said end sections to the adjacent ends of the central section The central section has upper and lower parts, each of which may comprise a plurality of subsections arranged in end-to-end relation- ship. Each transition section includes a transition member rectangular at one end for mating with the end sec- tion and trapezoidal at the other end for mating with the lower part of the central section. Each transition section also includes an inverted V-shaped top reinforcing member and a horizontal bottom reinforcing plate. Alter- native forms of the lower part of the central section are disclosed.

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