Completely self-contained sand drying and storage plant built by Western Maryland Railroad at engine terminal at Hagerstown, Md, contains means for handling sand mechanically, or by gravity, in all steps involved; plant embodies track hopper for receiving wet sand from hopper cars, horizontal conveyor for delivering sand from hopper to foot of vertical elevator, and overhead steel sand house; details of elevator.


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    Title :

    Modern sand plant incorporates many new features


    Additional title:

    Ry Age


    Published in:

    Railway Age ; 112 , n 4 ; p 255-256


    Publication date :

    1942


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English