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.
ASYMMETRIC HOPPER CARS
06.02.2025
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B61D Einzelheiten oder Arten des Wagenaufbaus von Eisenbahnfahrzeugen , BODY DETAILS OR KINDS OF RAILWAY VEHICLES |
Converts tank cars to hopper cars
Engineering Index Backfile | 1949
Converts tank cars to hopper cars
Engineering Index Backfile | 1949
Automatically controlled hopper cars
Engineering Index Backfile | 1945
|