A hopper railcar includes a plurality of hoppers for carrying material laden material, wherein each hopper has a lower discharge chute formed by converging side sheets and end sheets defining a transverse opening; and pivoted transverse door for each transverse opening for selectively opening and closing and closed by a pivoted door, the pivoted door having a pivot axis perpendicular to a longitudinal length of the railcar, and lateral deflectors on lateral sides of the doors with each of the deflectors having a side face extending above an interior facing surface of the doors upon which laden flows with the door in the open position. A method of retrofitting hopper railcars to include deflectors is also disclosed.

A hopper railcar includes a plurality of hoppers for carrying material laden material, wherein each hopper has a lower discharge chute formed by converging side sheets and end sheets defining a transverse opening; and pivoted transverse door for each transverse opening for selectively opening and closing and closed by a pivoted door, the pivoted door having a pivot axis perpendicular to a longitudinal length of the railcar, and lateral deflectors on lateral sides of the doors with each of the deflectors having a side face extending above an interior facing surface of the doors upon which laden flows with the door in the open position. A method of retrofitting hopper railcars to include deflectors is also disclosed.

A rail car key adaptor tool made of a shank piece with width less than 1 inches is connected to another durable material piece in which one material piece is longer than the other at 90 degree on the long side. Top plate with two arms is connected to the shank piece at the edge at 90 degree. A durable triangle piece connecting the two arms next to the shank piece; and a round handle connected at both of arms of the top plate.

The invention provides an engineering vehicle having a ballast unloading device (100) and a ballast leveling device (200). The engineering vehicle includes a vehicle body (10), and the ballast unloading device (100) and the ballast leveling device (200) arranged on the vehicle body (10). The ballast unloading device (100) includes: a ballast carrying portion (20) provided with ballast unloading openings (21), and the ballast carrying portion (20) being arranged on the vehicle body (10); ballast unloading doors (30) capable of rotating relative to the ballast carrying portion (20), inner unloading passages (31) and outer unloading passages (32) being arranged on the ballast unloading doors (30), the ballast unloading doors (30) further including stop portions (33) located between the inner unloading passages (31) and the outer unloading passages (32). The ballast leveling device (200) includes: a plough piece (220) slidably fixed to the vehicle body (10) so as to ascend or descend relative to the vehicle body (10), and a plough head (224) used for leveling ballasts being arranged on the plough piece (220); a first crank (230) rotationally fixed to the vehicle body (10); a connecting rod (240), with one end being rotationally connected with the first crank (230), and the other end being rotationally connected with the plough piece (220); and a driving part (250) used for driving the first crank (230) to rotate.

The invention provides an engineering vehicle having a ballast unloading device (100) and a ballast leveling device (200). The engineering vehicle includes a vehicle body (10), and the ballast unloading device (100) and the ballast leveling device (200) arranged on the vehicle body (10). The ballast unloading device (100) includes: a ballast carrying portion (20) provided with ballast unloading openings (21), and the ballast carrying portion (20) being arranged on the vehicle body (10); ballast unloading doors (30) capable of rotating relative to the ballast carrying portion (20), inner unloading passages (31) and outer unloading passages (32) being arranged on the ballast unloading doors (30), the ballast unloading doors (30) further including stop portions (33) located between the inner unloading passages (31) and the outer unloading passages (32). The ballast leveling device (200) includes: a plough piece (220) slidably fixed to the vehicle body (10) so as to ascend or descend relative to the vehicle body (10), and a plough head (224) used for leveling ballasts being arranged on the plough piece (220); a first crank (230) rotationally fixed to the vehicle body (10); a connecting rod (240), with one end being rotationally connected with the first crank (230), and the other end being rotationally connected with the plough piece (220); and a driving part (250) used for driving the first crank (230) to rotate.

According to one or more embodiments, a lifter for a railcar vibrator is described. In some cases, the vibrator lifter is operable to position a railcar vibrator onto a hopper railcar and facilitate removal of the vibrator therefrom.

According to one or more embodiments, a lifter for a railcar vibrator is described. In some cases, the vibrator lifter is operable to position a railcar vibrator onto a hopper railcar and facilitate removal of the vibrator therefrom.

A hopper railcar includes a plurality of hoppers for carrying material laden material, wherein each hopper has a lower discharge chute formed by converging side sheets and end sheets defining a transverse opening; and pivoted transverse door for each transverse opening for selectively opening and closing and closed by a pivoted door, the pivoted door having a pivot axis perpendicular to a longitudinal length of the railcar, and lateral deflectors on lateral sides of the doors with each of the deflectors having a side face extending above an interior facing surface of the doors upon which laden flows with the door in the open position. A method of retrofitting hopper railcars to include deflectors is also disclosed.

A hopper railcar includes a plurality of hoppers for carrying material laden material, wherein each hopper has a lower discharge chute formed by converging side sheets and end sheets defining a transverse opening; and pivoted transverse door for each transverse opening for selectively opening and closing and closed by a pivoted door, the pivoted door having a pivot axis perpendicular to a longitudinal length of the railcar, and lateral deflectors on lateral sides of the doors with each of the deflectors having a side face extending above an interior facing surface of the doors upon which laden flows with the door in the open position. A method of retrofitting hopper railcars to include deflectors is also disclosed.

A hopper car discharge outflow is controlled by closure members, at least one of which is movable. The doors are hingeless, being mounted on four bar linkages, such that the distal edge of the doors sweeps predominantly horizontally while the proximal edge of the door moves predominantly upwardly. The doors move through noncircular arcs, such that the size of the vertically projected door opening is abnormally large compared to the clearance heights of the door. The doors are driven by a longitudinal shaft that is mounted within the center sill. It drives a set of single input, double output bell cranks that drive adjacent pairs of doors, and that employs an over-center toggle to hold the doors in the closed position when the car is laded. The actuators may be mounted in shelters midway along the car, and may be offset from the centersill. The actuators may be mounted predominantly vertically such that gravity may obviate the need for a secondary lock. The doors of a transverse car need not all be of the same size. The over center may include a manual release having a fulcrum with a progressive decrease in mechanical advantage.