| 摘要 |
A dispersed power train arrangement comprising a series of interconnected pairs of railroad cars, each pair being articulatedly connected with another pair by a power unit mounted on trucks between each pair of cars to define a freight unit, the free end of one car removably receiving a control cab unit or pod which is cushion mounted on one end of the car to absorb vibrational shocks, the pod having its structural collision member resiliently or spring suspending a cab containing the operator controls and seat, the controls being couplable with each of the power units of each of a series of pairs of cars defining the power train whereby an operator located in the cab may operate each power unit to drive the cars or may brake the cars. Alternately the dispersed power train arrangement comprises a pair of flat deck railway cars articulatedly connected with one another through the power unit or module mounted on trucks, the front end of the front car having a control pod mounted thereon with successive containers mounted on the flat deck by the control pod or the control pod may be replaced by a container and actually be located on top of the power unit or module. In all of the dispersed power train arrangements, one end of a car is supported by its own trucks and the other end is supported by the trucks of the power unit or module trucks.
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