DESIGN OF UNIT-TRAIN CAR MAINTENANCE FACILITY AND WHEEL SHOP FOR SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
To supply two 420-MW power units in San Antonio, Texas, with about 3 million tons of coal from Wyoming, seven 110-car unit trains with a total car fleet of about 850 rotary-coupler gondola cars are required, annual car mileage is about 120,000 miles and deliveries occur once every 30 hours. This paper discusses the basis for the decision to construct a rail car maintenance facility, the design parameters and equipment of the facility, and the operational experience of the maintenance shop.
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Supplemental Notes:
- Proceedings of the American Power Conference, Vol. 41, Chicago, Illinois, April 23-25, 1979.
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Corporate Authors:
Illinois Institute of Technology
American Power Conference
Chicago, IL United States 60616 -
Authors:
- Clausewitz, M F
- Stack, J R
- Rinehart, R B
- Conference:
- Publication Date: 1979
Media Info
- Pagination: p. 601-609
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Coal; Coal industry; Design; Freight cars; Freight traffic; Gondola cars; Maintenance facilities; Private car lines; Public utilities; Unit trains; Vehicle maintenance
- Uncontrolled Terms: Design criteria; Utilities
- Geographic Terms: Western States
- Old TRIS Terms: Freight car maintenance; Rotary couplers
- Subject Areas: Design; Freight Transportation; Maintenance and Preservation; Railroads; Terminals and Facilities;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00334313
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Engineering Index
- Report/Paper Numbers: Proceeding
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Jun 12 1981 12:00AM