Box car

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1983-08-15

1986-03-18

Valenza, Joseph E.

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Wheeled, load-transporting type vehicles forming a train,...

414528, 104 2, B65G 6700

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045765383

ABSTRACT:
A box car for storing bulk material and useful for incorporation in a freight train preceding a ballast cleaning machine for transporting waste material coming from the machine, the box car comprising a frame defining a plane, a box open on top and mounted on the frame for storing the bulk material, and a conveyor band arrangement in a lower portion of the box and extending in the direction of elongation of the box car. The conveyor band arrangement has a width substantially equal to that of the lower box portion and comprises a first portion extending in the plane and an ascending portion extending in this direction from the first portion of the conveyor band arrangement beyond the frame, a drive for the conveyor band arrangement, and a bulkhead partition in the box, the bulkhead partition being displaceable in this direction for dividing the box into compartments. The bulkhead partition has a lower end defining a port with the first conveyor band arrangement portion.

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patent: 3578183 (1971-05-01), Larger
patent: 3842994 (1974-10-01), Theurer et al.

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