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Multimodal Platform for Railcar

a multi-modal platform and railcar technology, applied in the field of platforms, can solve the problems of time and resource-intensive task of loading or unloading cargo from containers on the railcar, and achieve the effect of increasing the loading and unloading options and improving the efficiency of loading or unloading cargo

Inactive Publication Date: 2020-02-27
TRINITY RAIL GRP
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The patent describes an improved system for efficiently loading and unloading cargo from railcars. The system allows multiple containers to be unloaded using a single platform, which can connect to a dock or other loading / unloading location. The system also eliminates the troublesome and costly aspect of the railcar door, and can accommodate a wide variety of containers, including standard-size container boxes and trailers. Additionally, the system provides an extra route for people or equipment to travel between docks or locations on opposite sides of the railcar, increasing the loading and unloading options, especially when multiple railcars are being loaded or unloaded at the same location. Overall, the system significantly improves the efficiency of loading and unloading cargo from railcars.

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The loading or unloading of cargo from containers on a railcar is a time and resource-intensive task.

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[0027]Certain embodiments of the present disclosure and inventive concepts, and their features and advantages, may be understood by referring to FIGS. 1 to 30, like numerals being used for corresponding parts in the various drawings.

[0028]Particular embodiments include a multimodal platform using approved containers that can be loaded or unloaded in a manner similar to a conventional rail boxcar and then transferred to other modes in the same package. The multiplatform platform, which may articulate two or more underframes with containers, allows a forklift truck loading over its loading platform into two or more standard ISO or domestic container boxes with end doors. This provides an adaptation of fixed infrastructures at origin and destination, where both of the origin and the destination are served by the rail carrier and rail logistics network.

[0029]FIG. 1 illustrates an example railcar 10 loaded with multiple containers 12, in accordance with certain embodiments. In particular...

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A multimodal platform is provided for a railcar. The multimodal platform includes a first underframe, a second underframe, a loading platform, and rail wheels. The first underframe carries a first container and the second underframe carries a second container. The second underframe is coupled to the first underframe and coupling the first underframe and the second underframe provides an articulation point. The loading platform is disposed above the articulation point and between a first end of the first container proximate the second container and a second end of the second container proximate the first container. The rail wheels are disposed under the loading platform and coupled to the first underframe and the second underframe. The rail wheels are configured to transport the multimodal platform on rails of a railway.

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RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C. 119(e) of the priority of U.S. Provisional Application No. 62 / 722,586 entitled “MULTIMODAL PLATFORM FOR RAILCAR” filed on Aug. 24, 2018, the entire disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference.TECHNICAL FIELD[0002]This disclosure relates generally to a platform, and more particularly to a railcar platform for loading and unloading various containers.BACKGROUND[0003]Railcars may be configured to transport freight and cargo across the country using multiple containers. In comparison with the use of trucks to haul freight, railcars may be limited in their mobility for warehousing and logistic planning. For example, how the transported containers are loaded and unloaded may be restricted, thereby limiting the available routes, stops, and number of railcars that can be used.SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE[0004]The loading or unloading of cargo from containers on a railcar is a time and resource-intensive t...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): B61D19/00B61D47/00
CPCB61D19/007B61D47/005A62C35/023A62C13/62A62C5/008A62C35/13A62C13/66
Inventor BROWN, ANDREWANDREWS, CARTER RAYHILL, ROSS E.VANDE SANDE, JERRY W.MEHTA, HITENCRISAFULLI, CHRISTOPHERHUCK, KENNETH W.
Owner TRINITY RAIL GRP
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