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Never seen this before - train_guy - 02-08-2017
Basically it a water sprayer for coal trains.The purpose is to keep down the Coal dust.
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Re: Never seen this before - faraway - 02-08-2017
An interesting article about the various problems moving coal dust in open hoppers. A good reason to have a sprinkler system in place.
http://www.sightline.org/2016/05/04/coal-trains-mean-coal-dust-period/
Re: Never seen this before - e-paw - 02-13-2017
At the Huber braker in Ashley PA. All out going coal loads were sprayed with a thin coat of oil to keep the dust down. This gave the coal a blueish tint, that along with the blue color flame it gives off when burned, earned it the blue coal brand name. The St Nichols braker also did something similar.
Re: Never seen this before - GMO-Frisco - 02-13-2017
Hi,
water is not effectiv enough because it dries out very fast.
CP has a Latex Spray Construction.
See here: https://youtu.be/VFiV55zohC4
Re: Never seen this before - MountainMan - 02-14-2017
Why not just use covered hoppers in the first place? How many millions of gallons of water per year do they waste on that process?