Articulated rail car string with railbed transport surface

Abstract From the Canadian patent

A rail car apparatus includes a bridge mechanism pivotally attached to a middle rail , wheel assembly. A front deck has a rear end pivotally attached to a front of the bridge , mechanism, and a rear deck has a front end thereof pivotally attached to a rear of the , bridge mechanism. A set of front rails is fixed to a top surface of the front deck, and a set , of rear rails is fixed to a top surface of the rear deck. A set of bridge rails is fixed to the , bridge mechanism between the front and rear rails and aligned therewith when the front , and rear rails are aligned. The bridge mechanism front rails, rear rails, and , bridge rails are configured such that a rail vehicle can move …