Abstract: A hopper car is provided having a plurality of discharge gates on the bottom side of the car to allow material to be discharged from within the car. The hopper car has a pair of trucks attached to its bottom side and with each truck positioned adjacent one of the opposing end walls. One of the discharge gates is provided on the bottom of the car between the trucks for dispensing material between the trucks. Another of the discharge gates is provided between at least one of the end walls and its adjacent truck for dispensing material between the truck and the sidewall.

Abstract: A right angle deck having a plurality of shafts with alternating left and right hand roller clusters. A single motor is connected to rotate the shafts with left hand clusters and a single motor is connected to rotate the shafts with right hand clusters; the motors being independently controlled and reversible.