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Basically it a water sprayer for coal trains.The purpose is to keep down the Coal dust.
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Don Shriner
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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...st-period/
Reinhard
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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.
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Hi,
water is not effectiv enough because it dries out very fast.
CP has a Latex Spray Construction.
See here:
https://youtu.be/VFiV55zohC4
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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?