CHESSIE DRAWS A BLUEPRINT FOR WINTER

The winterizing program for the coal dumping facilities of Chessie system at Baltimore and Newport News include thawing sheds, multi-fingered vibrating probes to reduce lading to manageable sized lumps, and screening in dumper hoppers to prevent passage of oversize lumps.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Murphy-Richter Publishing Company

  20 North Wacker Driver
  Chicago, IL  United States  60606
• Publication Date: 1977-11

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 65
• Serial:
  • Progressive Railroading
  • Volume: 20
  • Issue Number: 11
  • Publisher: Trade Press Publishing Corporation
  • ISSN: 0033-0817
  • Serial URL: http://www.progressiverailroading.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bulk cargo; Bulk cargo handling; Bulk cargo terminals; Cargo handling; Coal; Coal terminals; Cold weather; Freezing; Heating (Structures); Hopper cars; Loading and unloading; Marine terminals; Operations; Thaw; Unloading facilities
• Identifier Terms: Chessie System
• Old TRIS Terms: Bulk coal; Bulk handling; Bulk unloading systems; Cargo heating
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Freight Transportation; Marine Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00167919
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Progressive Railroading
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 27 1980 12:00AM