Methods of increasing total volume capacity of a railroad hopper car having a car body with two or more hoppers are shown and disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes severing the car body of the railroad hopper car along a vertical plane to form a first portion and a second portion of the railroad hopper car. The method additionally includes separating the first portion from the second portion to define a space therebetween. The method further includes installing, in the space, various components to define one or more additional separate hoppers of the car body.


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    Titel :

    ASYMMETRIC HOPPER CARS


    Beteiligte:
    GILLIS MICHAEL (Autor:in)

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    06.02.2025


    Medientyp :

    Patent


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Englisch


    Klassifikation :

    IPC:    B61D Einzelheiten oder Arten des Wagenaufbaus von Eisenbahnfahrzeugen , BODY DETAILS OR KINDS OF RAILWAY VEHICLES



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