a. Any of several types of conveyors adapted by portable or hinged mounting for use in loading bulk materials into boxcars. Some types operate at high speeds and throw the materials to the ends of the car. See also: idler disk b. In anthracite and bituminous coal mining, one who loads coal into railroad boxcars by mechanical shovel or conveyor loader. Syn: thrower belt; car loader; loader engineer; loader runner. See also: portable conveyor Source: Dictionary of Mining, Mineral, and Related Terms
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