Case Study
5,200 Cubic Foot Covered Hopper Design
Company Profile North American manufacturing company entering the railcar build industry. Business Challenge The customer created a covered hopper railcar design and sought BNSF Logistics’ expertise to perform a stress Finite Element Analysis (FEA) for submission to the Association of American Railroads. When it became clear that significant structural design changes would be needed to be AAR compliant, the customer requested a larger s