Use of new portable car-shaking machine at Illinois Central for unloading ballast is described; ballast residue in unloaded car is vibrated out of hopper doors as ballast flows from following car and is spread; safety hazards are also reduced by eliminating need for having men in hopper cars.


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    Title :

    Portable car shaker speeds ballast unloading


    Additional title:

    Ry Track Structures


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1964


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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