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blade has <br />cylinders <br />postition <br />gate open <br />opening of <br />abrasion-resistant steel liners. The blade actuation of all <br />are controlled in an open-close mode by a single coil, two- <br />control valve. Limit switches are furnished to indicate <br />or closed. The gate is equipped with cylinders capable of <br />closing in less than 2 seconds. <br />The operator's control house is a steel frame structure situated 11 <br />feet above the floor slab. This location affords the operator a clear <br />view of the retractable loading chute and railcar identification num- <br />bers. When the coal in the surge bin reaches its 75-ton capacity, a <br />high-Tevel sensor activates a light to indicate a full bin. <br />Simultaneously, the conveyor is stopped to halt the entry of coal into <br />the bin. The hydraulic slide gate is then opened by the operator, and <br />the waiting car is loaded. In the case of failure of the high-level <br />sensor, an emergency backup sensor is activated. <br />The chute support structures are of steel frame construction. The <br />underside of steel over the track is approximately 19 feet, 6 inches <br />• ~ above the track elevation. On top of these frameworks are areas for <br />mounting hydraulic accumulators and other equipment for the operation <br />of the travelling/telescoping chute. A walkway is provided all around <br />the loadout chute. The walkway is accessible from the loadout floor <br />by a stairway. The chute is a roll-away telescoping trim type <br />hydraulically powered to move vertically to allow cars of different <br />heights and retracting horizontally, perpendicular to track, to allow <br />far locomotive and caboose passage. The chute has abrasion-resistant <br />steel liners. <br />A rubber type seal is provided between the roll-away chute and the <br />gate. The gate controls are interlocked so that the gate will not <br />open until the chute is in the open position. Operation of the gate <br />and chute is controlled from the console in the control room. A drive <br />bar cut-off gate is furnished between the loadout hopper and the <br />double-acting slide gate to facilitate removal of the gate and chute. <br />r~ <br />4-32 <br />