Rotatable rail device and method for placing a truck onto a set of tracks

• Main Author: CLAYPOOL, JAMES
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 28.01.2016
• Subjects: AMPHIBIOUS OR LIKE VEHICLES; CONVERTIBLE VEHICLES; LOCOMOTIVES; MOTOR RAILCARS; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PREVENTING DERAILING OF RAIL VEHICLES; RAIL VEHICLE SUSPENSIONS, e.g. UNDERFRAMES, BOGIES ORARRANGEMENTS OF WHEEL AXLES; RAIL VEHICLES FOR USE ON TRACKS OF DIFFERENT WIDTH; RAILWAYS; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLES FOR USE BOTH ON RAIL AND ON ROAD; VEHICLES IN GENERAL; WHEEL GUARDS, OBSTRUCTION REMOVERS OR THE LIKE FOR RAILVEHICLES

A rail gear system and a method for placing a truck on railroad tracks are provided in which the truck can be placed into the set of railroad tracks using a short siding. The rail gear may be mounted on a back portion of the truck and may rotate so that the a rear portion of the truck rotates about...