BRINGING COAL OUT OF THE CANADIAN WILDERNESS

Design of a unit-train system to move the coal quickly and economically is described. Solution was four unit trains, each made up of 87 100-ton cars and each pulled by four CN diesel units. One train can be loaded at the mine while another is being unloaded by Neptune Terminal at Port Mann near Vancouver, while the two other trains are in transit to and from these sites. Loaded coal is sprayed with coal binder (latex) to decrease wind loss on 800-mile trip between mine at Grande Cache, Alta., and dock facilities at Vancouver-area ocean ports.

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  Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation

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  Bristol, CT  United States  06010
• Publication Date: 1976-5-31

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 52
• Serial:
  • Railway Age
  • Volume: 177
  • Issue Number: 10
  • Publisher: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation
  • ISSN: 0033-8826
  • Serial URL: http://www.railwayage.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bulk cargo; Coal; Coal industry; Freight traffic; Loss and damage; Open top cars; Unit trains; Wind
• Identifier Terms: Canadian National; Canadian National Railways
• Old TRIS Terms: Loss and damage controls
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00142272
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 23 1976 12:00AM