END SILL ASSEMBLY WITH CENTER PLATE CASTING

An extended end-sill assembly for a railcar, which assembly is produced by mating a front-sill casting and back-sill casting having a transition region therebetween wherein the endsill includes a cast-in-place center plate, a support arrangement for a cushioning apparatus and a wide-mouthed end for...

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Hauptverfasser: OESCH, JOHN F, LADENDORF, JEFFERY R
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Zusammenfassung:An extended end-sill assembly for a railcar, which assembly is produced by mating a front-sill casting and back-sill casting having a transition region therebetween wherein the endsill includes a cast-in-place center plate, a support arrangement for a cushioning apparatus and a wide-mouthed end for greater lateral travel of the coupler shank arm, and such dual casting assembly is inapposit e to present production of such endsill assemblies that require fabrication of numerous plates, pieces and braces.