NECESSITY INVENTS SOLUTION TO FROZEN COAL CARS

Frozen coal in hopper cars threatened mine operators, Chesapeake & Ohio, and ship owners with revenue losses during last winter's record cold. Vibratory pile hammers were used to break frozen coal when regular thawing installations proved inadequate.

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  Construction Publishing Company

  2420 Wilson Boulevard
  Arlington, VA  United States  22201
• Publication Date: 1977-5-30

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 27
• Serial:
  • Construction
  • Volume: 44
  • Issue Number: 11
  • Publisher: Reed Construction Data
  • ISSN: 0045-3900

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Car dumpers; Coal; Cold weather; Freezing; Hopper cars; Loading and unloading; Operations
• Identifier Terms: Chesapeake & Ohio Railway
• Old TRIS Terms: Unloading processes
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Freight Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00163253
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 29 1977 12:00AM