Patents Assigned to CROSSROADS RAILCAR SERVICES, INC.
  • Patent number: 11208121
    Abstract: A modern scenic passenger railcar system is disclosed. The railcar system incorporates design and safety features of modern freightcars and modern passenger scenic railway cars. The railcar system incorporates a center beam with a square cross section as well as specialized crash posts with its frame. This results in enhanced safety and crashworthiness. The railcar system also incorporates cross members for absorbing and distributing shock and mechanical stress on the railcar system during use, by withstanding torsion and shear forces on the frame. This results in improved mechanical integrity of the frame and the railcar system overall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Crossroads Railcar Services, Inc
    Inventor: Steve Richards
  • Publication number: 20210122399
    Abstract: A modern scenic passenger railcar system is disclosed. The railcar system incorporates design and safety features of modern freightcars and modern passenger scenic railway cars. The railcar system incorporates a center beam with a square cross section as well as specialized crash posts with its frame. This results in enhanced safety and crashworthiness. The railcar system also incorporates cross members for absorbing and distributing shock and mechanical stress on the railcar system during use, by withstanding torsion and shear forces on the frame. This results in improved mechanical integrity of the frame and the railcar system overall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2019
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Applicant: CROSSROADS RAILCAR SERVICES, INC.
    Inventor: Steve Richards