Railway maintenance vehicle

Details Railway maintenance vehicle Railway maintenance vehicle

1991-11-18

1992-10-20

Oberleitner, Robert J.

Railway rolling stock

Locomotives

With land engaging wheel

B61C 1100

Patent

active

051566397

ABSTRACT:
A loader backhoe having a rear railgear assembly wherein the rear railgear assembly comprises two rail engaging wheels, a stationary frame having a cantilevered portion, a pivotable axle to which the rail engaging wheels are attached, and a hydraulic cylinder positioned between the cantilevered member and the pivotable axle. The stationary frame is bolted to the rear axle. The rail engaging wheels are pivoted from a storage position located between the front and rear wheels of the loader backhoe to a rail engaging position located behind the rear wheels. The dipperstick of the backhoe is provided with a grapple attachment for grabbing ties and removing them in a perpendicular motion.

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Progressive Railroading, pp. 150-1545, received Jan. 26, 1991.
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Fairmont, A Division of Harsco Corporation, "Make the Most of Your Time Between Times", received Jan. 28, 1991.

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