Railroad trailer chassis
AssigneeHarsco Technologies LLC
InventorsRyan Meyer, Robert R. Schrunk, III
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Abstract
A railroad trailer chassis comprising two or more road axles, two or more rail axles operable to be moved between first and second positions, and a work unit. The railroad trailer chassis is operable to be driven or towed in a road mode when the two or rail axles are in their respective first positions. The railroad trailer chassis is operable to be driven or towed in a rail mode when the two or more rail axles are in their respective second positions. The work unit is operable to perform one or more railroad maintenance or operation functions when driven in the rail mode.
Claims18
A railroad trailer chassis, comprising:
- two or more road axles;
- two or more rail axles configured to be moved between first and second positions;
- a work unit configured to perform one or more railroad maintenance or operation functions when the railroad trailer chassis is driven in a rail mode;
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- a foldable trailer towing hitch configured to, in a horizontal orientation, couple the railroad trailer chassis to a tow vehicle, wherein
- the railroad trailer chassis is configured to be towed in a road mode when the two or more rail axles are respectively in the first positions, and
- the railroad trailer chassis is configured to be driven in the rail mode when the two or more rail axles are respectively in the second positions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.