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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8171855 | Rail plate inserter A workhead assembly for use with a rail maintenance machine having a workhead assembly for use with a rail maintenance machine having a rail lifter and configured for movement relative to a railroad track having a pair of rails, the workhead assembly constructed and... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8166883 | Slide rail for a high-rail vehicle A tie plate slide structure comprises a tie plate slide frame having a first frame member and a second opposed frame member, the first frame member and the second frame member extending substantially parallel from a first upper end to a second lower end, a substanti... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8132512 | Railroad tie plate apparatus and method First and second conveyors are positioned along opposite sides of a frame positioned about centrally between the first and second conveyors, wherein the first and second conveyors are operably connected to a railroad engagement wheel positioned under the frame to co... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8082852 | System and method for railroad track tie plate orientation A machine for automatically orienting railroad tie plates includes a sensing region having at least one optical sensor adapted to sense a physical feature of a tie plate. An electronic controller is connected to the optical sensor and is disposed to receive a sensor... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8042473 | Tie plate singularization device A device for sorting railroad tie plates comprises hopper, singulator and chute assemblies mounted to a main frame capable of rolling movement along a railroad track. The device receives a plurality of tie plates from an upstream supply, e.g., a railroad gondola, an... | 10/25/2011 |
| 7827916 | Sensor and apparatus for positioning railroad tie plates along a railroad track An apparatus for positioning railroad tie plates along a railroad track comprises a carrier vehicle having a carrier conveyor, a roller conveyor formed of frame members and a plurality of idler rollers, the roller conveyor having an upper input end and a lower outpu... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7658152 | Tie plate inserting machine A track mounted machine is capable of inserting a previously positioned tie plate between a rail and underlying cross tie of a railway. The machine preferably is also capable of lifting the rail from the tie prior to tie plate insertion and/or, is capable of operati... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7497166 | Railway plate inserter A railway vehicle for inserting plates on rail ties that engage with rails includes a frame configured for movement relative to the track and a plate inserter workhead mounted to the frame. The plate inserter workhead is configured for pivoting the tie plate about a... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7338034 | Elastomeric spring An elastomeric spring including an elongated elastomeric body defining a longitudinal axis for the spring and having first and second longitudinal ends. An outer surface of the elastomeric body extends between the first and second ends and has four generally planar ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 6807909 | Method and apparatus for depositing railroad plates along a railroad track bed An apparatus partially carried on and partially towed behind a railroad track mounted highway truck or box car for conveying tie plates from the truck or car for deposit in a predetermined spaced apart sequence along the bed of a railroad track as the truck or car a... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6792871 | Railroad car energy absorption apparatus A railroad car energy absorption apparatus is disclosed. The railroad car energy absorption apparatus includes a spring assembly having an elastomer spring element arranged in operable combination with structure for inhibiting localized heat deterioration of the ela... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6595140 | Railway tie plate insertion apparatus and method A railway tie plate insertion vehicle includes operator's chairs mounted on both sides of the vehicle; with the occupants of each chair being provided with a tie plate insertion wand including controls for movement of the vehicle. A tie magazine deposits ... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6546612 | Pre-plating of wooden railroad ties Apparatus and methods are disclosed by which wooden railroad ties are pre-plated prior to use in constructing and/or repairing railroad lines. Methodology disclosed comprises placing two plates on top of each of a succession of wooden ties, temporarily po... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6292997 | Pre-plating of wooden railroad ties Methods are disclosed by which wooden railroad ties are pre-plated prior to use in constructing and/or repairing railroad lines. Methodology disclosed comprises placing two plates on top of each of a succession of wooden ties, temporarily positioning disc... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6158353 | Method of performing a tie replacement operation Before replacing an old tie with a new tie in a railroad track, the associated tie plates are temporarily welded to the respective rail bases of the two rails with the aid of an old rail spike. As soon as the new tie has been inserted under the track, rai... | 12/12/2000 |
| 5813103 | Cross-tie pre-plating system A machine for fastening rail plates to cross-ties, utilizing spikes or the like, and method therefore, is disclosed in the present invention. The preferred apparatus of the present invention teaches a system wherein there is provided a conveyor for convey... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5655455 | Tie plate placer An apparatus for placing tie plates between a rail and selected crossties along a railroad track. The apparatus includes a mobile frame which travels on the rails along a railroad track and carries a magnetic wheel for retrieving loose tie plates, a magaz... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5528807 | Cross-tie pre-plating system A machine for fastening rail plates to cross-ties, utilizing spikes or the like, and method therefore, is disclosed in the present invention. The preferred apparatus of the present invention teaches a system wherein there is provided a conveyor for convey... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5435251 | Applicator for applying chemically-impregnated pads to freshly-milled surfaces on railroad ties, and method of operating same An applicator adapted to apply chemically-impregnated pads (53) to freshly-milled surfaces (24) on railroad ties (22), includes a vehicle (21) adapted to be moved along the ties; a carriage (29) mounted for horizontal movement with the vehicle along the t... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5343606 | Cross-tie pre-plating system A machine for fastening rail plates to cross-ties, utilizing spikes or the like, and method therefore, is disclosed in the present invention. The preferred apparatus of the present invention teaches a system wherein there is provided a conveyor for convey... | 09/06/1994 |
| 5331899 | Tie plate manipulator vehicle and method Tie plates are moved between a position on a tie plate manipulator vehicle and a track position, which is under a rail and above a tie. A magnetic wheel is used in conjunction with a rail lifter. The rail lifter lifts the rail while the magnetic wheel ins... | 07/26/1994 |
| 5067412 | Tie plate inserting machine A tie plate inserting machine comprises a self-propelled machine frame, an operating unit mounted on the machine frame and comprising a vertically adjustable magazine for storing at least one tie plate, a tie plate inserting arm for moving a respective ti... | 11/26/1991 |
| 4974518 | Automatic tie plate setting machine A machine for automatically setting rail tie plates includes a frame adapted to be propelled along a rail bed having one or both rails removed, the frame including a hopper adapted to store a plurality of randomly oriented plates therein, a crane for tran... | 12/04/1990 |
| 4942822 | Method and apparatus for automatically setting rail tie plates A method and apparatus for automatically setting tie plates on tops of the ties for a railroad track includes a frame adapted to be moved along the track, an inclined slide surface adapted to accommodate a plurality of tie plates thereon, a plate control ... | 07/24/1990 |
| 4802556 | Autoluber A device for automatically lubricating the edges of the rims of a tire shaping drum including a pivoting arm member having disposed on the end thereof an absorbent member adapted to be positioned proximate to the rims of the tire shaping drum whereby lubr... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4691639 | Rail tie plate placing vehicle and method A railroad tie plate placing vehicle uses a crawler track to place plates upon rail ties. The crawler track is meshed to a magnetic wheel which holds tie plates to the crawler track until the tie plates have actually contacted a tie. The crawler track at ... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4393784 | Apparatus for replacing rail fastening elements and, optionally, rails Track rails fixed to ties with old rail fasteners are replaced by track rails fixed to the ties with new rail fasteners at gauge with an assembly line of a series of individual operating mechanisms arranged spacedly and sequentially on a train of a plural... | 07/19/1983 |
| 4315129 | Mobile apparatus for welding studs to rail base plates Mobile apparatus for, on site, welding of rail retaining clip studs to existing railroad rail plates which includes a railway car assembly having wheel and axle assemblies and propulsion means to move the railway car assembly along the railway tracks. The... | 02/09/1982 |
| 4280613 | Tie plate conveying and orientating system A system including method and apparatus for conveying and orientating tie plates for use with a railway track renewal or construction machine designed to run along a railway track. The system provides a delivery of tie plates to mechanisms for positioning... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4241663 | Tie plate handling means for rail changing machine In a rail changing machine which removes old rails, prepares the surfaces of the old ties and lays down new rail, a tie plate pick-up device is arranged to pick up the old tie plates and convey them selectively to a trailing car or to a tie plate position... | 12/30/1980 |
| 4178671 | Tie preplating method and apparatus A method and apparatus of preplating ties including traversely aligning ties on a path, conveying along the path ties relative to a pair of plate guides, positioning a pair of plates on each tie adjacent the guides, attaching the plates to the tie by part... | 12/18/1979 |
| 3943858 | Machine for setting tie plates and the like This is a machine for doing work on railroad track and includes a mechanism for setting new tie plates on top of ties so that a new rail may be accurately positioned thereon. The machine is specifically constructed and arranged to accurately set the tie p... | 03/16/1976 |
