B - Operations – Transporting – 61 – D
Patent
B - Operations, Transporting
61
D
B61D 7/02 (2006.01) B61D 7/30 (2006.01) B61D 47/00 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 2354283
A cargo discharge railcar for comprising a generally rectangular base structure, a plurality of walls coupled to the base structure defining an enclosure for carrying cargo, a hopper portion coupled to the base structure, a discharge gate coupled to the hopper portion, a control system coupled to the discharge gate for opening and closing the discharge gate, a central processing unit for controlling the control system, and a global positioning system receiver electrically coupled to the central processing unit for receiving longitude and latitude data from a global positioning system transmitter orbiting the Earth. The discharge gate is adapted to be selectively opened and closed based in part upon the longitude and latitude of the cargo discharge railcar.
Howard Joel S.
Mccarthy William
Burlington Northern And Santa Fe Railway Company
Kirby Eades Gale Baker
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