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For Sale Listing #30411

Used Difco Side Dump Car  This is a used DIFCO 1974 dual side dump rail car that was modified for demonstration purposes in 2022 to include battery power for propulsion and belt pack control. Ex-Black Mesa & Lake Powell RR side dump car # 107 was used, upgraded and modified as indicated here.   • Ex Black Mesa & Lake Powell RR side dump car #107 used  • Traction power was added to one axle  • A small battery package under the car was added  • Electricals and controls for operation added  • Lights added  • Air compressor added   The re-used components include:  • vehicle structural and body components  • the truck frames and running gear components  • wheels and axles  • pneumatic box dump system  • couplers, draft gear, and airbrake equipment   The new components include:  • the battery pack  • belt pack control system  • air compressor  • electric propulsion motor  • braking system components as needed  • related electrical/equipment boxes  • Lighting    Technical Summary  Battery Energy: 21.7 KWh  Starting Tractive Effort: 4,000 lbs (1 minute)  Continuous Tractive Effort 1,120 lbs  Maximum Achievable Speed: 3.7 Mph (5.9 Kph)  Track Gauge: Standard, 56.5 inches  Length: 45 feet, 6 inches  Width: 10 feet, 8 inches  Height: 8 feet, 5 inches  Fully Loaded Weight: 115 tons  Empty Weight: 45 tons  Load Weight Capacity: 70 tons  Load Volume Capacity: 50 cubic yards  Axle Configuration: Bo-Bo configuration, two - two axle trucks  Minimum Curve Negotiability: 100 foot radius / 60 degree curve  Power System: Battery power  Batteries: 96, 271 AH LIFePO4 prismatic cells  Dump System: Dual side dump, hydraulic operated  Remote Operating System Belt Pack control system  Airbrake System: RR Industry standard freight car type, modified  Couplers: Standard freight car type, as on BMLP # 107  Draft Gear: Standard freight car type, as on BMLP # 107  Trucks: One - two axle, 125 ton, 7”x12” journals heavy capacity  One - two axle, 70 ton, 6.5’ x 12” journals  Axle Gear: Re-qualified locomotive bull gear  Wheels: 38 inch wheels, re-qualified  Traction Motor: One AC traction motor  Air Compressor: Electric motor driven, 25 CFM at 110 psig, 2 stage  Main and auxiliary tanks  Brake Rigging & Brake Shoes: Single shoe braking system    Dump system is fully operational.  Body was sandblasted, primered, and painted inside and out in gray. Frame and trucks black. Flashing headlights added at each end of the vehicle. Electric bell & air horn added. All stop emergency shut down switches, large mushroom type, added at each corner of the vehicle.  Vehicle is not interchangeable compliant.   
Location: Canada