James Fuerst - Wauwatosa WI, US Bruce Blazek - Pewaukee WI, US Donald Treziak - Sturtevant WI, US Robert Weber - Wadsworth IL, US
International Classification:
E01B 3/00
US Classification:
104016000
Abstract:
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 the trailing edge of the tie plate is lifted off the tie. The plate inserter workhead is configured to subsequently release the plate.