. Baltimore and Ohio employees magazine . HOW THE COAL IS CARRIED FROM THE CAR DUMPERS TO THE BALANCING BINS 12 THE BALTIMORE AND OHIO EMPLOYES MAGAZINE. COAL BEING LOADED INTO HOLD OF VESSELFROM LOADING TOWERNote the short drop—which means reduced breakage From there he controls the tower aseasily as a motorman runs a car. Theshuttle belt is first started. When thisis running at full speed the main beltand the feeders automatically shuttle belt runs at a greater speedthan the main belt and the main beltfaster than the feeders, so there is nodanger of flooding the main or shuttlebelt
. Baltimore and Ohio employees magazine . HOW THE COAL IS CARRIED FROM THE CAR DUMPERS TO THE BALANCING BINS 12 THE BALTIMORE AND OHIO EMPLOYES MAGAZINE. COAL BEING LOADED INTO HOLD OF VESSELFROM LOADING TOWERNote the short drop—which means reduced breakage From there he controls the tower aseasily as a motorman runs a car. Theshuttle belt is first started. When thisis running at full speed the main beltand the feeders automatically shuttle belt runs at a greater speedthan the main belt and the main beltfaster than the feeders, so there is nodanger of flooding the main or shuttlebelts. In the superintendents officethere is a master control, which enableshim to establish the maximum speed atwhich the belts are run. There is another interesting deviceto overcome breakage, called the low-erator. This is used when lump coal isbeing loaded. This piece of machineryis built on the same plan as a popularchildrens -eashore toy—buckets attachedto an endless chain. But instead ofhandling a few ounces of sand thismachine lowers tons of coal into aships bunkers with a drop of but threefeet. There are two trimming towers, oneon each si
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