1977-03-28
1979-01-23
Makay, Albert J.
214 40, 214 41R, B65G 6708
Patent
active
041356314
ABSTRACT:
A train of railroad cars for receiving, transporting and discharging bulk material comprises a succession of flat cars and a plurality of transport containers for the bulk material arranged on each of the car loading platforms in succession in the direction of the track. A mobile crane is mounted for movement along the train on rails laterally of the containers on the loading platforms. The crane grips respective containers and drives them selectively to and from loading and storage stations on respective ones of the flat cars whereby successive containers may be loaded with the bulk material and the loaded containers may be stored on the platforms of the cars.
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Ollerer Friedrich
Theurer Josef
Franz Plasser Bahn-baumaschinen-Industriegesellschaft m.b.H.
Kelman Kurt
Makay Albert J.
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