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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8181577 | Rail train A rail train for supporting multiple sticks of ribbon rail comprises a plurality of rail support cars having a single, centrally positioned rail support stand wherein adjacent rail support cars are supported on shared trucks. End cars include a tunnel for supporting... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8113120 | Track position correction machine A track position correction machine includes a multi-part machine frame and a satellite frame associated with the machine frame. A first drive displaces the satellite frame relative to the machine frame. A first packing unit and a track lifting unit are disposed on ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8074575 | Machine for positioning and aligning of railroad ties The invention relates to a machine for positioning and squaring crossties of railway tracks, formed by at least one wagon (1), provided with its own means for traveling over the rails (2) of the railway track under construction in which the crossties (... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8025013 | Moving platform on rail vehicle A rail vehicle having a single frame assembly and a movable platform coupled thereto is provided. The rail vehicle indexes, i.e. advances intermittently, along railroad rails. The movable platform advances in a single direction at a generally steady speed as the rai... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8006624 | Machine for unloading and positioning rails on crossties in railway tracks A machine for uploading and positioning rails on crossties in railway tracks includes an inverted U-shaped gantry (1-2), with side branches finished at the lower part in respective caterpillar tracks (4) of movement on the ballast of the beam on... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7966938 | Machine for picking up and storing rail fastenings of a track, and a method A machine (1) for picking up and storing rail fastenings (2) of a track (3) includes two rail fastening pickup devices (9). Arranged between these and a rear on-track undercarriage (4)—with regard to a working direction (6... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7895949 | Device, method and apparatus for lifting a railway rail A railway-rail-lifting device for lifting a railway rail comprises an arm (105) and a roller (110) rotatably mounted to the arm (105). The arm (105) is operable to be rotated to bring the roller (110) to bear on the rail such that ... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7895950 | Long rail pick-up and delivery system A long rail pick-up and delivery system providing increased efficiency and safety. The long rail pick-up and delivery system can include a power car, a rail train, a loading car, an unloading car, a transition car and two independent gantries. The dual gantry design... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7882787 | Machine for renovation of a track The invention relates to a gantry crane of a machine, for the exchange of sleepers on a track, which may be displaced in a machine longitudinal direction on crane tracks. Two crane buggies on the gantry crane, at a separation from each other in the machine transvers... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7765935 | Rail threading mechanism A rail threading mechanism for a rail handling vehicle includes a thread box mounted on the outer end of a manipulating arm. The thread box includes a platform and a pair of jaws pivotally connected to the platform and moveable between open and closed positions. The... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7707943 | Self-propelled rail unloading machine A rail unloading vehicle is self-propelled and able to travel either over-the-road on conventional roadway tires or along railway tracks on railway wheels. Threading mechanisms for unloading the rails are arranged to retract so they provide a narrow profile for tran... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7661369 | Method for replacing old ties of a railroad track with new ties The invention relates to the replacement of old ties of a railway track by new ties. This aim can be achieved by spreading the two rails apart from each other. The reception of ballast gravel for producing a recess of ballast is carried out in a region below of the ... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7516702 | Track renewal machine A track renewal machine is equipped with a ballast conveyor band extending in the longitudinal direction and arranged between upper and lower tie transport units and between ballast receiving means and ballast distributing means. The ballast conveyor band has a disc... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7478596 | Method and machine for replacing damaged rail sections of a track In a method for efficiently removing a great number of damaged rail sections, after a first separating cut, the severed free rail ends are gripped by a rail pulling device connecting the rail ends to one another, and are pulled towards one another. The pulling force... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7437997 | Method for delivering replacement rail ties using GPS techniques A method of efficiently delivering replacement railway ties for use in replacing ties that have deteriorated. GPS technology is used to obtain the GPS location of each tie that needs to be replaced. A tie train carrying replacement ties has a GPS monitor so that one... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7421952 | Track/right of way maintenance and repair system A track/right of way maintenance and repair system including a loader car, implement car and refuse car for removal, pickup and transport of debris found along a railroad track. The loader car is hydraulically powered along the track and includes a hydraulic rotatab... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7380506 | Sleeper-moving arrangement The present invention relates to an arrangement for gripping and releasing a plurality of sleepers intended for a railroad section with the aid of a unit, the arrangement including means for spacing adjacent units equidistantly. The means includes frame-associated a... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7370586 | Rail track delivery and removal A method of transporting rails to, and leaving the rails at, a target location. The method includes using a train having multiple rail wagons. The steps include supporting the rails on at least two successive wagons with the rail being movable relative to at least o... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7334524 | Production vehicle for tritrack transportation system A rail system for transporting dual use vehicles includes a network of multiple non-interconnected rails where each rail comprises an extruded triangular shell and a support material. The rails are supported by a system of support structures where each support struc... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7325316 | Device and method for inserting elements into the ground, mechanism for this device and system using this device A device for inserting elements into the ground in order to carry out works includes a positioning mechanism. The positioning mechanism includes an upper panel which is fixed to the chassis of a vehicle for transporting the insertion device, a movable plate to which... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7316084 | Track sledding machine The invention relates to a machine for use in track sledding operations. Machine (1) comprises a wagon (2) having adjustably carried therebeneath a multibladed plough (3). A rail clamp assembly (4) is included for suspending the track abo... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7287476 | Railroad panel placement system A device and system for lifting and transporting a rail panel is disclosed. The rail panel includes a first and a second spaced apart rail attached to a plurality of ties. The system includes a frame and a plurality of hydraulically operated pins coupled to the fram... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7258069 | Laterally adjustable nipper-clipper assembly and method of operating a laterally adjustable nipper-clipper assembly A nipper-clipper assembly for lifting railroad ties and installing clip assembly springs to couple rails to a tie. The ties are disposed below the rails and extending in a lateral direction relative to the longitudinal rails. The nipper-clipper assembly includes a m... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7249538 | Manipulator for automatic screwdriver The instant invention relates to the manufacture and/or repair of trailer and truck decks or similar. In particular, the invention relates to the installation of self tapping screws into pre-drilled holes or the installation of self drilling, self tapping screws whe... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7226274 | Cement slab leveling apparatus A concrete slab leveling apparatus is provided that is built upon a vehicle such as a flatbed truck or trailer which makes it highly transportable enabling the invention to move from site to site quickly and easily. The flatbed platform of the vehicle is equipped wi... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7192238 | Method for loading a freight train In a method of loading several like coupled storage cars with bulk material, a first storage car is first filled with the bulk material by reducing the conveying speed mode of a bottom conveyor band in the first storage car to a bulk material storing speed mode whil... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7181851 | Method of tracking a track geometry In a method of tracing a track geometry immediately ahead of a ballast pick-up device of a cleaning machine in a working direction, a first and a second measuring chord are guided on the track by a respective front and rear end point. A versine measured by a first v... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7162327 | Method and apparatus for adaptive coordinated distribution of materials in railway maintenance and other applications A method of distributing railroad ties or other materials in variable quantities at randomly spaced intervals. GPS coordinates are recorded for individual use locations where ties or materials are required. From the coordinates of these use locations, drop locations... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7076895 | Apparatus and method for suction and discharge of material An apparatus for suction and discharge of material comprises a container (9) with a suction opening (19) for letting in a sucked-up air/material mixture and a discharge opening (14) for discharging material. The container (9) is rotatable... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7014171 | Tie lifter and holder An improved design that would allow one workman to easily elevate a heavy concrete tie to the base of the rail and hold it in position while tie is connected to the rail with retainer clips. Improvements are made in the handle design that allow the workman to remain... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6981452 | Method and apparatus for unloading ribbon rails from rail cars A method and apparatus for unloading long ribbon rails which are carried on a transport car on bunks which hold the rails in four or five different tiers each containing eight to ten rails. A special railcar is equipped with a gantry crane which feeds the rails from... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6981556 | Ballast excavating chain An arrangement of an excavating chain for conveying ballast of a track bed comprises a guide comprising a transverse guide section articulately connected to longitudinal guide sections defining a guide channel having an end glide track along which the excavating cha... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6978718 | Tamping device and method of tamping a railroad track's ballast A tamping device and method of compacting ballast beneath the intersection of a railroad track's tie and rail utilize a pair of tamping units, each of which terminates in a tool blade. When a pair of tamping unit's first and second tool blades are in ballast on eith... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6976804 | Method of repairing damaged concrete slabs A method of repairing concrete slabs that have become uneven and dangerous is provided that employs lime sludge that is injected under pressure into the space between the lower surface of the damaged concrete slab and the underlying ground to raise that slab back in... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6976324 | Method of scanning a track bed profile A method for the contactless scanning of a track bed profile extending perpendicularly to a longitudinal extension of the track, comprises the steps of simultaneously effectuating the scanning and a measurement of any deviation from a desired track level at a locati... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6883436 | Template door and wing assembly with break-away feature for rail ballast regulator A rail ballast wing assembly includes a outer door with at least one hinge edge, a template door pivotably secured to least one of the hinge edges and a positioning device associated with the outer door and the template door for maintaining an angular orientation of... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6848514 | Ballast excavating chain An arrangement of an excavating chain for conveying ballast of a track bed comprises a guide comprising a transverse guide section articulately connected to longitudinal guide sections defining a guide channel having an end glide track along which the excavating cha... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6832558 | Riding rail tie plugging apparatus A riding rail tie plugging apparatus for plugging spike holes in ties on a railroad track includes a frame provided with wheels for supporting and moving the frame along the track. At least one reservoir is disposed in operational relationship to the frame for dispe... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6816052 | Track litz rungs and shorting bar design for urban maglev inductrack and method for making the same Improved Litz track rungs for urban Maglev Inductrack use are provided using an anneal, stainless steel square tube cut to length. A square packed Litz cable is installed within the square tube and compression of the rail is done using a punch press or brake to comp... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6805059 | Tamping machine A tamping machine for tamping ballast underneath track ties includes a machine frame extending in a longitudinal direction and supported on the track by two undercarriages. Arranged between the undercarriages is a sub-frame which is supported on the track by a furth... | 10/19/2004 |
