BM&LP'S STEEL HOPPERS FEATURE AUTOMATED ALUMINUM CLAMSHELL DOORS

The 125-ton hopper cars built for Black Mesa & Lake Powell's coal train are featured. Each car is equipped with an automated electrical system for the opening and closing of the hopper doors. Cars have steel bodies with an aluminum clamshell door dumping arrangement that is operated hydraulically upon receipt of the electrical signal.

• Corporate Authors:

  Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation

  P.O. Box 350
  Bristol, CT  United States  06010
• Publication Date: 1974-2

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Railway Locomotives and Cars
  • Volume: 148
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Freight cars; Hopper cars; Loading and unloading
• Old TRIS Terms: Unloading processes
• Subject Areas: Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00056749
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 22 1974 12:00AM