RAILROAD BALLAST DRESSING UNITBallast dressing unit (17) on machines (10) which dress and re-distribute railway road bed ballast, such unit (17) comprising at least one rotary dressing drum (23-24).IVO CICIN-SAIN
A hopper-type railroad car for transporting ballast used for roadbed restoration includes a set of bottom outlets for discharge of the ballast. Gate assembly units are installed over these outlets to
FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to a loading and unloading ramp unit for enabling loading and unloading of diverse types of vehicles on and off of railroad flat cars, without damage to the track, ties, or ballast, or making conditioning or preparatory work necessary. ...
[Also in Division E1] In railway track-lifting and shifting apparatus mounted on a mobile ballast-clearing machine, the track rails 1 are gripped by two rows of four electromagnets 19 suspended on floating levers 16, 14 carried on opposite sides of a body 12 suspended between the rails, The...
Generally, railroad tracks include a pair of parallel rails coupled to a series of laterally extending ties (or sleepers). Ties may be made from concrete or wood. Each tie is coupled to the rails by metal tie plates and/or spring clips. The ties are disposed on a ballast bed. The balla...