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EBTMikes

November 12, 2008 11:46AM

Registered: 16 years ago
Posts: 18

Right, these hoppers were designed to be full of coal at 70,000 lbs (80,000 lbs with height extensions).

[www.spikesys.com]

When those hoppers were used to transport ganister rock to the brick mfrs. in Mt. Union, they were often found to be overloaded. It was apparently enough of an issue that the EBT built a few shorter 2-bay hoppers specifically for rock service, rated at 60,000 lbs:

[www.spikesys.com]

These are also shorter than the first-generation 2-bay hoppers.

I don't recall seeing a picture of more than 3 or 4 loaded hoppers being handled at once on the 4% NARCo branch.

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Transportation Safety Board [TSB] of Canada Report on the fatal 2006 WP&Y Runaway & Derailment	Chris Webster	November 06, 2008 07:33PM
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Re: Transportation Safety Board [TSB] of Canada Report on the fatal 2006 WP&Y Runaway & Derailment	Dan Robirds	November 10, 2008 10:20PM
Re: Transportation Safety Board [TSB] of Canada Report on the fatal 2006 WP&Y Runaway & Derailment	GeorgeGaskill	November 11, 2008 11:34AM
Re: Transportation Safety Board [TSB] of Canada Report on the fatal 2006 WP&Y Runaway & Derailment	rod	November 12, 2008 12:41AM
Re: Transportation Safety Board [TSB] of Canada Report on the fatal 2006 WP&Y Runaway & Derailment	geode	November 12, 2008 08:03AM
Re: Transportation Safety Board [TSB] of Canada Report on the fatal 2006 WP&Y Runaway & Derailment	EBTMikes	November 12, 2008 11:46AM
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