RAILWAY TRAIN WITH HIGHWAY TRAILERS: EACH TRAILER COUPLED TO A RAILWAY TRUCK BY QUICK RELEASE COUPLING MEMBER

摘要

A railroad train (70) comprising a plurality of highway trailers (72) hitched front end to rear end (74, 76) with the end of each trailer supported on an adapter releasably connected to the trailer and with the adapter permanently mounted on the bolster of a four-wheel double-axle railroad truck (10), desirably a swing motion truck, with the adapter (100) also supported by side bearings mounted on the bolster and with the adapter desirably having a secondary spring suspension.