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The remote controlled Hudson Ballaster ballast car is designed for one man operation. The tow vehicle operator can distribute the ballast. The self steer suspension allows high speed travel and the ability to work in new construction track.


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infrastructure. Many railroads simply used older open-top hoppers to carry and "dump" ballast along their right-of-ways. In the mid-1970s, National Steel Car (NSC) designed and developed a welded open-top hopper specifically for ballast service, complete with four bottom chutes to spread the rocks along the rails.


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Ballast Hoppers This ballast hopper was converted from a PS-2 covered hopper. Railroads purchase their ballast from quarries in large lots. Online customers are preferred whenever possible of course, and railroads can be very particular about whose stone is used. Even today's large carriers often purchase ballast from only a handful of suppliers.


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A hopper car is a type of railroad freight car used to transport loose bulk commodities such as coal, ore, grain, and track ballast. Two main types of hopper car exist: covered hopper cars, which are equipped with a roof, and open hopper cars, which do not have a roof. Product Specs


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8,571 posts Herzog open hopper cars Posted by richg1998 on Saturday, July 10, 2010 3:32 PM I went by the Lane quarry in Westfield MA today and saw a two track string of these hopper cars that at a glance did not seem very well used yet. Did not have a camera but will swing by tomorrow.


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A hopper car (US) or hopper wagon ( UIC) is a type of railroad freight car used to transport loose bulk commodities such as coal, ore, grain, and track ballast. [1] [2] [3] Two main types of hopper car exist: covered hopper cars, which are equipped with a roof, and open hopper cars, which do not have a roof.


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In the mid-1970s, National Steel Car (NSC) designed and developed a welded open-top hopper specifically for ballast service, complete with four bottom chutes to spread the rocks along the rails. CN and CP purchased these cars in volumes, both directly and under the 1978 Government of Canada Branchline Rehabilitation Program.


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Built by ACF® from 1940-1953, the 70-Ton Hart Ballast Cars were formally known as "Hart Selective Service Ballast Cars", due to the use of specially-designed doors which allowed the lading to be discharged one of three ways: to the center of the rails, to the center and sides of the rails, or to the side of the rails only. Features Include:


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The Atlas Master N Scale 41' Ballast Hopper is based on fleets of open-top hoppers used since the 1970s by several railroads for hauling and dumping track ballast. For railroads, the maintenance of their tracks and right of way is a pivotal part to their success and safety. In order to keep a well-balanced and smooth roadbed means a good portion of ballast must be laid down and reapplied when.


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FreightCar America has developed a robust ballast car design equipped with a state-of -the-art door system which provides additional productivity and operator safety during the unloading process. The 110-ton capacity car features manual or optional electro-hydraulic door operation.


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