tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297986341537650775.post6296328312427622494..comments2024-02-24T02:36:37.956-06:00Comments on Dizzy's Wanderings & Wonderings: Wondering About a R.R. Icon.Dizzy-Dickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14150939928800538404noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297986341537650775.post-5706071415990775112015-03-04T19:15:03.996-06:002015-03-04T19:15:03.996-06:00I guess covered hoppers would present a different ...I guess covered hoppers would present a different unloading problem than open top hopper cars do.Dizzy-Dickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14150939928800538404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297986341537650775.post-48335566415305667562015-03-04T18:03:08.728-06:002015-03-04T18:03:08.728-06:00All the hopper cars we saw in the plants used vibr...All the hopper cars we saw in the plants used vibration/ knocker systems to help keep the flow moving in the cars. Keeping the air flow right to have an even mass flow rate was the big trouble when emptying or loading the cars.Barney, The Old Fat Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14242837062100545160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297986341537650775.post-90089192080401468362015-03-04T14:54:18.276-06:002015-03-04T14:54:18.276-06:00I have actually never traveled on a train, althoug...I have actually never traveled on a train, although I have ben in steam locomotives and worked on a private industrial railroad as a brakeman. Remember my blog about my railroad heritage?Dizzy-Dickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14150939928800538404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297986341537650775.post-69148597140546156962015-03-04T14:51:56.059-06:002015-03-04T14:51:56.059-06:00Some use a vibrating system to get the cars empty....Some use a vibrating system to get the cars empty.Dizzy-Dickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14150939928800538404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297986341537650775.post-3032662450183158672015-03-04T12:50:47.822-06:002015-03-04T12:50:47.822-06:00I have gone across country a few times on the trai...I have gone across country a few times on the train but never slept in a sleeper car.... just kinda stretched out in a regular seat. I have had a couple of really fancy meals... candles and the works... on trains. My favorite was being served tea and scones with lemon curd in New Zealand.... too bad the USA has all but done away with their rail system. The last time I traveled on Amtrak it was kinda shoddy.The Odd Essayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17168404014947652773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297986341537650775.post-46961014083947404202015-03-04T12:01:37.193-06:002015-03-04T12:01:37.193-06:00Of the many hopper cars I designed loading and unl...Of the many hopper cars I designed loading and unloading for, the pneumatically transported plastic powder cars were the most difficult to get right.Barney, The Old Fat Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14242837062100545160noreply@blogger.com