Stanfield Vibrating Rail Platforms are adaptable to all types and sizes of rail cars and unloading systems (even rotary dumpers where vibration is required to unload frozen or wet sticky materials).  Rail cars are unloaded by moving them across a series of high frequency, variable speed, hydraulic vibrating platforms without stopping the train.  It should be noted that the rail cars are not violently shaken in this process.  The platforms are operated on the frequency of the material which allows the material to discharge freely.  Partially frozen or wet materials may require the rail cars to be spotted on the platforms and vibrated.  Extremely frozen materials would require an optional hydraulic ram to be installed on each platform.  The ram would engage the rail cars main beam and then be vibrated.  The system shown unloads an 80 car bottom dump unit train with manually operated doors in 1½ hours (with 85 tons per car of pit run material).

Vibrating Rail Platforms cut operating and maintenance costs significantly, are versatile and adaptable to containers, trucks, rail cars, etc. and is the quietest rail car unloading system available on the market.

Click for specifications on Vibrating Rail Platforms to see information on platform isolation, platform and trestle specifics and hydraulic equipment needs to support this unique and efficient method of rail car unloading.