RAILWAY HOPPER CAR PIVOTED CLOSURE CHUTE

摘要

Ballast is distributed in controlled amounts between or outside parallel rails of a railroad from a railway ballast or hopper car having discharge openings in the lower end of each of the hoppers. Discharge control members, in their normal position, cover each of the discharge openings of the ballast car hoppers. The discharge control members are pivotally supported from the car body for rotation about pivot points directly above each rail. When the discharge control members are rotated in one direction ballast is distributed between the rails. When rotated in the opposite direction ballast is discharged outside the rails. The amount of ballast discharged is controlled by the degree of rotation of the discharge control members.