Patent ID: 8821100

Claim:
A portable railcar unloading pit, comprising: a pair of opposed sidewalls secured to a back wall to define an enclosure having an at least partially open top and an open front, the sidewalls and back wall being formed of steel; a floor extending between and secured to the opposed sidewalls and the back wall; a skid secured to the floor; a hopper secured within the enclosure, the hopper narrowing downwardly from an inlet proximate the top of the enclosure to an outlet, the outlet of the hopper being spaced apart from each of the opposed sidewalls; a pair of rail beams extending transversely to the sidewalls and supported over the inlet of the hopper such that rail car tracks are able to rest on and be supported by the rail beams; and a conveyor extending through the open front of the enclosure and supported beneath the outlet of the hopper.