Autorack Car Conversions and Deck Adjustments

Abstract

A system includes a railcar, a first side screen, a second side screen, and an adjustment system. The railcar includes a roof section. The first side screen is coupled to a side of the railcar. The second side screen is coupled to the side of the railcar. The second side screen overlaps a portion of the first side screen. The adjustment system is coupled to the railcar and is operable to adjust a vertical position of the roof section.

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         22 . A system comprising:
 a railcar comprising a roof section;   a first side screen coupled to a side of the railcar, the roof section coupled to the first side screen, the roof section configured to decouple from the first side screen and to move independently from the first side screen while the first side screen remains coupled to the side of the railcar; and   a second side screen coupled to the side of the railcar, the second side screen overlapping a portion of the first side screen.   
     
     
         23 . The system of claim  1 , wherein the railcar further comprises a door operable to extend in a vertical direction towards the roof section. 
     
     
         24 . The system of claim  1 , wherein a vertical position of the second side screen does not change when a vertical position of the roof section changes. 
     
     
         25 . The system of claim  1 , further comprising a deck. 
     
     
         26 . The system of  claim 25 , further comprising a fastener coupled to the deck, wherein the fastener is operable to couple the deck to a wall of the railcar. 
     
     
         27 . An apparatus comprising:
 a roof of a railcar;   a first side screen coupled to a side of the railcar, the roof coupled to the first side screen, the roof configured to decouple from the first side screen and to move independently from the first side screen while the first side screen remains coupled to the side of the railcar; and   a second side screen coupled to the side of the railcar, the second side screen overlapping a portion of the first side screen.   
     
     
         28 . The apparatus of  claim 27 , wherein a vertical position of the second side screen does not change when a vertical position of the roof changes. 
     
     
         29 . The apparatus of  claim 27 , further comprising a deck. 
     
     
         30 . The apparatus of  claim 29 , further comprising a fastener coupled to the deck, wherein the fastener is operable to couple the deck to a wall of the railcar.