Separate winch car tows latest version of Pullman-Standard Power Ballast Cleaner; other innovations are auger type collector and revolving dirt-lift wheel; safety features include electric clutch on cleaner unit to control excessive tension, and hydraulically actuated over-center mechanical track lock on winch car to hold it in place in event of rail clamp failure.


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    Title :

    Improved machine for cleaning ballast


    Additional title:

    Ry Age


    Published in:

    Railway Age ; 133 , n 20


    Publication date :

    1952


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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