Modern car-thawing facility is described that enabled Western Maryland to raise its car-dumping operations from 3 to 15 cars/hr; thawing shed can handle up to 6 cars at once; outdoor heaters supplement thawing-shed work; five tracks, each with single-car spot, have infrared side heaters mounted on windbreaks, and under-car convection-type heaters that are lit and operated from outside control panel; propane gas is used for heating source.
Car thawer speeds coal-dock dumping
Ry Age
Railway Age ; 156 , n 20
1964
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Englisch
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