Railway plate inserter

• Main Authors: FUERST JAMES W, WEBER ROBERT M, TREZIAK, JR. DONALD M, BLAZEK BRUCE
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 03.03.2009
• Subjects: CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES; FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS; MACHINES FOR MAKING RAILWAYS OF ALL KINDS; PERMANENT WAY; PERMANENT-WAY TOOLS

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 leading edge of the plate so that...