Rail tie distribution system

A rail tie distribution system comprising:

• a rail tie distribution car in which a plurality of rail ties may be stored, the rail tie distribution car including;
• a rail tie feeder;
• a rail tie singulating means;
• and
• a rail tie discharge means comprising a chute which is pivotally mounted and selectively positionable to slope downward toward either side of the rail car;
• wherein
• the rail tie feeder feeds rail ties from the rail car to the rail tie singulating means, the rail tie singulating means singulates rail ties received from the rail tie feeder and advances the rail ties individually to a discharge means operable to selectively discharge individual rail ties outward from a side of the rail car.

A rail tie distribution system comprising a rail tie distribution car including:

• a floor conveyor sized to receive a plurality of rail ties thereon and extending at least partially across a lower portion of the rail car, the floor conveyor having an upper conveyor run advancing to a discharge end of the floor conveyor;
• a singulating conveyor assembly on the rail car positioned to receive rail ties conveyed off an end of the floor conveyor, the singulating conveyor assembly advancing rail ties individually to a to a dealer mounted between the singulating conveyor assembly and a discharge chute, the dealer selectively releasing individual rail ties onto the discharge chute, the discharge chute oriented to discharge each rail tie released thereon outward from a side of the rail car;
• and
• wherein said discharge chute is pivotally mounted and selectively positionable to slope downward toward either side of the rail car.