A vessel for transporting a material that is solid or semi-solid at ambient temperature, includes a body having an interior surface comprising textured metal, and a superoleophobic coating on the interior surface for inhibiting the material from adhering to the interior surface, the superoleophobic coating including a nanotextured coating disposed on the textured metal and functionalized with a fluorinated compound. The superoleophobic coating facilitates flow of the material along the interior surface.

A vessel for transporting a material that is solid or semi-solid at ambient temperature, includes a body having an interior surface comprising textured metal, and a superoleophobic coating on the interior surface for inhibiting the material from adhering to the interior surface, the superoleophobic coating including a nanotextured coating disposed on the textured metal and functionalized with a fluorinated compound. The superoleophobic coating facilitates flow of the material along the interior surface.

A method for enabling elevated trains to travel both above as well as below a vertically-tiered pair of tracks by having wheels both in the upper and lower area of the train with the ability to switch from traveling on the upper tracks using lower wheels to traveling on the lower track using tipper wheels, where the said method of switching between upper and lower tracks enables trains to be moved between multiple levels serving as passing loops as well as vertical depots.

Systems and methods are provided for electronic real time advertisement message emission electronically emitted by one or more mobile vehicle coupled electronic advertisement message emitters according to reception of at least one order for at least one advertisement message emission based on real time electronically receiving availability and location status data along with advertisement message emission orders, real time determining advertisement messages to be emitted, real time determining electronic advertisement message emitters, and real time electronically transmitting advertisement messages to destination mobile vehicles to be emitted by the determined electronic advertisement message emitter coupled with the destination mobile vehicles.

Systems and methods are provided for electronic real time advertisement message emission electronically emitted by one or more mobile vehicle coupled electronic advertisement message emitters according to reception of at least one order for at least one advertisement message emission based on real time electronically receiving availability and location status data along with advertisement message emission orders, real time determining advertisement messages to be emitted, real time determining electronic advertisement message emitters, and real time electronically transmitting advertisement messages to destination mobile vehicles to be emitted by the determined electronic advertisement message emitter coupled with the destination mobile vehicles.

Disclosed embodiments relate to a windscreen wiper drive of a windscreen wiper device of a rail vehicle. The drive includes at least one electric motor, a gear, the input shaft of which being connected to an output shaft of the electric motor, wherein an output shaft of the gear is provided for driving at least one windscreen wiper arm of a windscreen wiper, which arm swings back and forth with the output shaft, a rotation angle sensor unit, which detects a rotation of at least one element of the windscreen wiper drive, and a mechanical rotation angle limitation, which mechanically limits a rotational movement of at least one element of the windscreen wiper drive. The electric motor is formed by a disc motor and the gear is formed by a planetary gear.

The invention provides a bracket for mounting external equipment to the underside of rolling stock, the bracket comprising first and second plates, and at least one joining member disposed between the first and second plates; wherein the joining member(s) are joined to the first plate by a plurality of joints and joined to the second plate by a plurality of joints. The invention also provides a rolling stock assembly comprising a bracket, a method for mounting external equipment to an underside of rolling stock, and a method for manufacturing a bracket for mounting external equipment to the underside of rolling stock.

According to some embodiments, a system for determining a characteristic of a bulk lading of a railcar comprises a sensor (e.g., infrared, radio, electrical, optical, etc.) operable to determine a characteristic of a bulk lading; a controller communicably coupled to the sensor and configured to control sensor operations; and a display communicably coupled to the sensor and configured to display a representation of the determined characteristic of the bulk lading. In particular embodiments, the sensor may detect a moisture content of the bulk lading or a foreign substance in the bulk lading. At least one of the sensor, the controller, and the display may comprise a power source. At least one of the controller and the display may be wirelessly coupled to the sensor.

According to some embodiments, a system for determining a characteristic of a bulk lading of a railcar comprises a sensor (e.g., infrared, radio, electrical, optical, etc.) operable to determine a characteristic of a bulk lading; a controller communicably coupled to the sensor and configured to control sensor operations; and a display communicably coupled to the sensor and configured to display a representation of the determined characteristic of the bulk lading. In particular embodiments, the sensor may detect a moisture content of the bulk lading or a foreign substance in the bulk lading. At least one of the sensor, the controller, and the display may comprise a power source. At least one of the controller and the display may be wirelessly coupled to the sensor.

A pipe clamp wedge is disclosed that can be used with an existing pipe clamp anchor to secure a brake line pipe to a rail car. The wedge has a cradle portion having a concave side receiving the pipe, and a convex wedge side opposite the concave side. The cradle portion has a height increasing in a longitudinal direction, and a pair of opposed channels on lateral sides of the wedge are adapted to receive tabs on the pipe anchor. A pair of tabs on the wedge extends in the opposite direction from the tabs on the pipe anchor on either side of the cradle portion. Thus, the wedge can be slid onto the anchor, tightening around the pipe as the wedge moves in the longitudinal direction onto the anchor, and the wedge is dimensioned so that when the wedge cannot move further, the tabs on the wedge extend beyond the pipe anchor and may be bent up (toward the railcar) to secure the wedge. The parts of the combination are adapted so that sliding the pipe onto the anchor and bending the tabs may be done with a hammer.