FIG. 1 is a side elevational view of a rail vehicle showing our new design with a mildly sloped end profile, the opposite side being a mirror image thereto;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of FIG. 1, the bottom, not shown, is plain and unornamented;

FIG. 3 is an end elevational view of FIG. 1, the opposite end being a mirror image thereto;

FIG. 4 is a side elevational view of a second embodiment of my new design of FIGS. 1-3 with a steeply sloped profile, the opposite side being a mirror image thereto;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view of FIG. 4, the bottom, not shown, is plain and unornamented;

FIG. 6 is an end elevational view of FIG. 4, the opposite end being a mirror image thereto;

FIG. 7 is a side elevational view of a third embodiment of my new design of FIGS. 1-3 with a blunt profile, the opposite side being a mirror image thereto;

FIG. 8 is a top plan view of FIG. 7, the bottom, not shown, is plain and unornamented;

FIG. 9 is an end elevational view of FIG. 7, the opposite end being a mirror image thereto;

FIG. 10 is a side elevational view of a fourth embodiment of my new design of FIGS. 1-3, the opposite side being a mirror image thereto; the left end view being identical to FIG. 3 and the right end view being identical to FIG. 6;

FIG. 11 is a top plan view of FIG. 10, the bottom, not shown, is plain and unornamented;

FIG. 12 is a side elevational view of a fifth embodiment of my new design of FIGS. 1-3, the opposite side being a mirror image thereto; the left end view being identical to FIG. 3 and the right end view being identical to FIG. 9;

FIG. 13 is a top plan view of FIG. 12, the bottom, not shown, is plain and unornamented;

FIG. 14 is a side elevational view of a sixth embodiment of my new design of FIGS. 1-3, the opposite side being a mirror image thereto; the left end view being identical to FIG. 6 and the right end view being identical to FIG. 9; and,

FIG. 15 is a top plan view of FIG. 14, the bottom, not shown, is plain and unornamented.

The broken line showings of FIGS. 1, 3-4, 6-7, 9-10, 12 and 14 are environmental only and not part of the claimed design.

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