Method and apparatus for automatically setting rail tie plates

Details Method and apparatus for automatically setting rail tie plates Method and apparatus for automatically setting rail tie plates

1988-06-07

1990-07-24

Focarino, Margaret A.

Railways

Track layers

Tie platers

104 5, 1984636, 198532, E01B 2920

Patent

active

049428225

ABSTRACT:
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 mechanism adapted to release the plates one at a time to slide down the slide surface and into a plate pocket where the plate is received by a reciprocating pusher which deposits the plate upon the top of a respective tie with a minimum of movement thereon so that the plate will be accurately positioned on the tie.

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"An Attraction for OTM", Railway Track and Structures, Mar. 1986, pp. 29-31.

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