Material handling cyclopedia; a reference book covering definitions, descriptions, illustrations and methods of use of material handling machines employed in industry (1921)
Wright, Roydon Vincent, 1876- ed, Little, John G., joint ed, Augur, Robert C., joint ed · New York, N.Y., Simmons-Boardman Publishing Co · leaf 606
provided with a platform for the operator. The one illus-trated is typical of such cars which are made in a variety ofdesigns, wheel gages and capacities. Cars used on automatic railways ordinarily have woodenbodies, lined with steel plate, sloping ends, and a long wheel-base which permits of the… … Fig. 30—Hopper Bottom Car for Automatic Railway matically returns the car to the loading point after it hasbeen dumped. Under certain operating conditions it has been found tobe an economical arrangement to employ self-propelledgable bottom cars equipped with electric motors. Cars with sloping…
Hoisting machinery · Conveying machinery
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