rotary-car tippler

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• Rotary car dumper — A rotary car dumper or wagon tippler (UK) is a mechanism used for unloading certain railroad cars such as hopper cars, gondolas or lorries (tipplers, UK). It holds the car to a section of track and rotates the track and car together to dump out… …   Wikipedia

• Railroad car — A railroad car or railway carriage is a vehicle on a rail transport system (railroad or railway) that is used for the carrying of cargo or passengers. Cars can be coupled together into a train and hauled by one or more locomotive. Passenger cars… …   Wikipedia

• Gondola (rail) — This article is about US railroad practice. For information on European open wagons, see Open wagon. A railroad gondola seen at Rochelle, Illinois. In railroad terminology, a gondola is an open top type of rolling stock that is used for carrying… …   Wikipedia

• Electronically controlled pneumatic brakes — are a type of modern railway brakes which offer improved performance compared to traditional pneumatic (compressed air) brakes. Overview Traditional systems apply the brakes sequentially from car to car along the train, meaning that up to 2… …   Wikipedia