METHOD OF CONVERTING A RAILCAR

The present invention relates to a method of converting box car from having a sliding door to having a plug door. In addition, the roof may be removed and the storage capacity within the box car may be increased by raising the roof of the box car and adding extensions to the sides of the box car. Mo...

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1. Verfasser: MARK SHERIDAN WESTLAKE
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Zusammenfassung:The present invention relates to a method of converting box car from having a sliding door to having a plug door. In addition, the roof may be removed and the storage capacity within the box car may be increased by raising the roof of the box car and adding extensions to the sides of the box car. Moreover, the door opening may be increased by increasing the height of the roof. Further, the present invention relates to a method of creating a sealing surface around the perimeter of the door opening of the box car wherein the sealing surface is coplanar. La presente invencion se refiere a un metodo para convertir un vagon cerrado de tener una puerta corrediza a tener una puerta obturadora. Ademas, el techo puede removerse y la capacidad de almacenaje dentro del vagon cerrado puede incrementarse al elevar el techo del vagon cerrado y adicionar extensiones a los lados del vagon cerrado. Ademas, la abertura de puerta puede incrementarse al incrementar la altura del techo. Ademas, la presente invencion se refiere a un metodo para crear una superficie de sello alrededor de un perimetro de la abertura de puerta del vagon cerrado en donde la superficie de sello es coplanar.