Rick J. Stauffer - Overland Park KS Keith C. Kieres - Overland Park KS Lyle W. Burr - Lincoln NE
Assignee:
Burlington Northern Railroad Company - Fort Worth TX
International Classification:
B61D 730
US Classification:
414387
Abstract:
A trackside device for closing hopper doors (14) has an eccentrically rotatable wheel (18). The wheel (18) rotates upon contacting a hopper door (14) to move it inward to a closed position. In a preferred embodiment, two devices are positioned on opposite sides of a railroad track to simultaneously close doors (14) on both sides of the hopper car.