Side-spout Gondola Patents (Class 105/256)
  • Ballast discharge car
    Patent number: 7252039
    Abstract: A ballast discharge car having at least one non-pivoting transverse conveyor disposed beneath a hopper for distributing the ballast between the rails, near the outside of the rails, and well beyond the outside of the rails in a stockpiling application. The speed, direction, and angle of each conveyor is adjustable so that the ballast can be selectively cast a wide range of distances from the outside of the rails.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Assignee: BNSF Railway Company
    Inventor: John H. Bosshart
  • Railway hopper car side door actuating mechanism
    Patent number: 4138948
    Abstract: A side dump railway hopper car with outwardly movable discharge doors includes a door operating mechanism including pivoted keeper engaging members adapted to be rotated between lock an open positions. The pivoted keeper engaging members are actuated by linkage mechanism transversely movable by a longitudinally extending movable cam adapted to be supported on the underframe of the hopper car.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 1977
    Date of Patent: February 13, 1979
    Assignee: Pullman Incorporated
    Inventor: Louis G. Korolis