[Ballast Cars for Standard Track Work]
View of Standard Ballast Car, showing arrangement of Hoppers
The car illustrated herewith is an 80,000 pounds capacity Center Dump Ballast Car with Center Bulkhead. The Doors are operated by Worm Gear so as to control the discharge of the load. The Draft Gear is Standard Tandem Spring Rig with M. C. B. Automatic Couplers.
Wooden Framed Ballast Car
A steadily increasing demand throughout the Northwest for better roadbeds has led us to build a very strong, serviceable Ballast Car for the use of contractors and privately owned railways.
Specifications of Standard Ballast Car (or Gondola)
The other illustration is of a car of 60,000 pounds capacity Center Dump Ballast with the ordinary Winding Shaft and Ratchet to operate the Doors. The special feature of this car is the Radical Draft Gear fitted with a Standard Automatic Coupler, as the car is operated around a curve of 35 foot radius, and the Center Bearing is a Ball-bearing mounted on Hemispherical Center which greatly reduces Flange wear on curves. The Wheels are Griffin "F. C. S." Street Car type Flange and Tread. The arrangement of the Hoppers is such as to confine the Dump within the rails, which prevents waste of gravel, etc. A number of these cars are in actual service and giving good satisfaction.
The prices of these cars have been made so reasonable as to place it within reach of all. Send for quotations.