Dumping Coal Hopper Cars in Freezing Weather
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Published 2022-04-25
cars dumped. You'll get to very close up action of the hopper cars
getting dumped along with some views of how the car doors are opened
and closed.
Each car holds around 115 tons and the silo holds around 7,000 tons.
I told you in the video about the side release agent. All cars are sprayed
before loading anytime the ambient temperature drops below 32. Many
years ago when we first started spraying the cars, we had tried the
same product they use to spray on airplanes in freezing weather. It
worked fantastic, however it was astronomically expensive also. They
quit using it and over the years we have tried many different brands
of the side release agent.
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Made February 06, 2022
All Comments (21)
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Thanks for sharing Dave!!!! Great video Sir I'd enjoy seeing the barges loaded!!
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Thanks Dave for sharing this very interesting operation. Also, there's not much better than a nice dump session during a shift of work. π€£π€£π€£. Stay safe always π
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When i was about 10, my dad pulled a few strings, and got me and my sister a tour of the coal transfer facility at Havana Illinois. They had a unique rotary dumper that was adjustable from 50 ton capacity cars, up to 100 ton cars. The cars were pushed up a short, steep incline by a pneumatic "mule", thus pushing the previous car onto a "kickback" track that protruded over the river. The car then came back down by gravity, into the outgoing car yard. The highlight of the tour, was my sis & i got a two hour ride in the yard switcher, and thats how i got my e-mail address. The year was 1960.............but the memories are still very vivid! (Hint!, you need to watch Jason Asselin's YouTube channel to see the "lick & a promise" track conditions, theyre enough to give a guy like you heart failure! ππ±β
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I'm out in western Canada, the mines here also spray the inside of the cars with de-icing liquid in winter. I work around the mines and never get to see the cars unloaded so it's nice to see confirmation that it actually works! Our coal terminals in Vancouver and Prince Rupert all use rotary dumpers to unload cars and they have thaw sheds before the dumpers, to warm up the load and prevent the coal from falling out of the car as one giant frozen lump.
Most covered hoppers have "Do Not Hammer On Car" instructions written on them. It is often right next to a bunch of funny dents that look just like the marks on your cars........ -
Hey π, Dave, at least the coal this trip is winding up in the loadout vs in the center of the track.
Spring is here. π -
Very good video! Thank you! Seeing things I never expected to get to see. Loved the shots of the fog rising over the Mon.
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The cook I enjoy watching Rachel loves cooking. You need to take the little lady on an over night train ride!
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Wonderful video. You're "EE" in my book. EE = Exuberant Enthusiasm.....a man who displays such characteristics. Brightens up my morning. Wife right now is bedridden with the "cerveza" and this twice bitten by cancer old man is taking care of her like she took care of me when I had the cancer(s). You make it just a little bit easier and I thank you. BTW, I know about cold, wind and rain (the awful combination) as I walked and carried the U.S. mail for 25 years. I feel for ya.
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I remember when we got several cars that failed to open. By the time we got them, they had been rained/snowed on then froze. The top couple feet would hang up. We rigged up a gantry with a couple bolsters to lower into the car to break-up the coal. What a mess!
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The last part showing the river with the sun coming up is just beautiful.
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Really enjoyable learning about the hopper car's and how it all operates Dave,
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Had to smile - you post a video from 2-degree weather and it is 80 here today :) I enjoyed seeing the gentleman using the micrometer adjustment tool on those hopper doors :) I would have thought it was a simple process to unload, but no. Thanks for showing us these inside aspects, it gives me an appreciation of all the work you folks do.
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This is why you make the Big Money. There is a lot that can go wrong just dumping coal. Surprised that they put Teflon liners in those aluminum cars. That is what my friends do to their aluminum dump trailers. I guess I missed the part about how the cars move ahead after they were dumped. Keep Up the Great Work. Stay safe out There. Keep the Shiny side Up. πΊπΈπ
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Things are much more difficult when the weather is cold! Thank you for another great video! That sun coming up over the river was a beautiful ending!
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Chilly morning! How fast they can empty! It's good it went in where it was intended to go! Again, thank you for sharing
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Thank you Dave for another awesome video. It was enjoyable watching how coal is transferred and how temperature affects the transfer. The tour was great I learnt a lot how the transfer facility works. May God bless you and your family. πβ€π¨π¦
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Dave, thanks so much for showing us the operation. That is amazing that things work so well when it is so cold. Take care and get warmed up.
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Thus really makes me appreciate what happened when the doors on that car came open on the tracks a while back....
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Dave. When it got really cold -12 or so it was all hands on deck to unload coal, but the coal wagons werenβt sprayed so we used heat and a vibrator clamped on the side. Good video, Dave.
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That release agent you use on the coal cars, its just commercial strength βPamβ !!!
LOL!!!
