Abstract: A cargo tie-down anchoring apparatus for a refrigerated van and the like comprising series of resiliently biased eye bolts disposed in grooves along opposite sides of the floor of the van, which eye bolts extend through the floor and transverse floor supporting flanged beams, said eye bolts, when not in use, being in retracted position in the respective floor grooves so as not to interfere with loading and unloading of the van with the usual perishable cargo and when in use, being elevated above the floor level and engaged by hooks at the ends of flexible strap assemblies having buckle means for tightening the strap assemblies over heavy cargo such as steel coils.

Abstract: A railway gondola car includes a depressed floor section with underframe cross members placed below the centersill, with the cross members extending completely across the width of the car. The opposite ends of the gondola car are provided with elevated floors and the car includes a simplified and reinforced construction for minimizing structural damage to the car during operation.