Regard to railroad freight car
Author: Date: 2015/11/12 14:16:45
A railroad freight car equipped with a plurality of spaced apart reflector apparatus which can be easily and readily installed on the freight railroad car in shorter time periods than the previously known adhesive backed reflective tape. One embodiment of the railroad freight car reflector apparatus includes a mounting member, a reflector material attached to the mounting member and a plurality of fasteners or attachment mechanisms used to attach the mounting member to the railroad freight car
A self-lubricating center plate assembly liner for placement between a car body center plate and a truck bolster bowl of a center plate assembly in a railroad car, wherein the liner is configured to substantially mate with the center plates and includes a body having a glass-filled urethane load-bearing portion and a plurality of carbon filled urethane compressible conductive resilient members which extend through, above and below the load-bearing portion to provide electrical continuity between the plate and bowl in the center plate assembly.
A supplemental restraint for a primary vehicle restraint system for an auto-rack railroad car which reduces or eliminates movement of the vehicle in the auto-rack railroad car . The supplemental restraint is adapted to be positioned on a grating between the tire of the vehicle and the primary restraint. One embodiment of the supplemental restraint includes a body and an expander connected to the body. After the primary restraint is locked in place on the grating, the expander of the supplemental restraint is expanded. The expansion causes a more secure engagement between the tire and the primary restraint. This causes a high level of engagement between the tire and the primary restraint system indirectly through the supplemental restraint. The supplemental restraint also maintains a higher contact area on the tire regardless of the position of the primary restraint.