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A hopper car (NAm) or hopper wagon (UIC) is a type of railroad freight car that has opening doors on the underside or on the sides to discharge its cargo. They are used to transport loose solid bulk commodities such as coal , ore , grain , and track ballast .
Grain hopper trailer. A grain hopper trailer is a trailer pulled by a semi tractor and used to haul bulk commodity products, such as grain.These trailers are used extensively throughout the United States to transport agricultural products as well as any other commodity that can be hauled in bulk and loaded and unloaded through the trailer.
Gravity wagon being pulled in tandem. The gravity wagon, or slant wagon, is an angled hopper style wagon that utilizes gravity to make the unloading process easier. It is primarily used on farms for agricultural purposes, such as for holding crops or fertilizer.
Grain cart to grain hopper trailer Corn combine harvester unloading into grain cart Two combines unloading into 2 chaser bins. A chaser bin, also called grain cart, bank out wagon or (grain) auger wagon, is a trailer towed by a tractor with a built-in auger conveyor system, usually with a large capacity (from several hundred to over 1000 bushels; around 15 tonnes (33,000 lb) is average).
Bulk freight car scales at the MMA Mack Point yard, Searsport, Maine. Hopper cars are freight cars used to transport dry bulk commodities such as coal, ore, grain, track ballast, and the like. This type of car is distinguished from a gondola car (US) or open wagon (UIC) in that it has opening doors on the underside or on the sides to discharge ...
A live bottom trailer is the alternative to a dump truck or an end dump trailer. The typical live bottom trailer has a conveyor belt on the bottom of the trailer tub that pushes the material out of the back of the trailer at a controlled pace. Unlike the conventional dump truck, the tub does not have to be raised to deposit the materials.
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A relatively short, open top hopper car primarily used in the transport of iron ore. Jersey Builder A nickname given to Central Railroad of New Jersey commuter trains in the 1970s due to the fact it used former Great Northern , Northern Pacific and Burlington Northern railroad passenger cars used on the famed Empire Builder passenger train ...