Rail Unloading Device
| Old Way: | The miner pulls the rail off of the car manually. Manual lifting of rail is extremely hazardous and should be avoided if at all possible. |
| New Way: | A simple pulley system can be used to unload the rail without exposing the worker to the risk of a disabling back injury. A cable attached to the rail car is run around a pulley (mounted on the mine rib) and then hooked to the rail itself. As the rail car is pulled back, the rail is automatically unloaded. |
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