Method for removing ties under railroad track

A method of removing plate cut ties from beneath tie plate supported rails of a railroad track, including the steps of removing the wood from the top of the tie in the area between the rails and on one end thereof, removing the tie plates from between the tie and the rails, grasping the tie by its other end, performing the wood-removing, tie plate removing and tie grasping steps generally at the same time, and drawing the tie laterally out from under the rails in a direction toward its other end.

A method of removing ties from beneath railroad track rails supported by tie plates so as to disturb the level of the track the least, including the steps of removing the wood from the top of a tie to expose a new wood surface anywhere in the areas between the rails and on at least one end thereof down to a level below the bottom of the rails and above the bottom of the tie plates, removing the tie plates from between the tie and the rails thereby allowing ample leeway for lateral passage of the new wood surface past and beneath the rails, and thereafter applying a lateral thrust to the tie to force it out from under the rails.

A method of removing ties from beneath tie-plate supported rails of a railroad track so as to disturb the level of the track the least, including the steps of removing the wood from the top of the tie by applying longitudinal wood-removing pressure to remove wood and expose a new wood surface in the areas between the rails and on at least one end thereof down to a level at least as low as the bottom of the rails, pushing the tie plates from between the tie and the rails longitudinally into the space between the ties at the same time that the wood is removed thereby affording leeway space for lateral movement of the new wood surface past and beneath the rails, and thereafter applying a lateral thrust to the tie to force it endwise out from under the rails.

A method of removing ties from beneath tie plate supported rails of a railroad track, including the steps of removing the wood from the top of the tie, applying a lateral thrust to the tie to force it out from under the rails, raising the thus removed wood vertically to a certain height above the track, and conveying the thus removed wood horizontally away from the tie location.

A method of removing plate cut ties from beneath the rails of railroad track, including the steps of removing the high wood from the top of the tie in the area between the rails and on one end only thereof, grasping the tie by its other end, performing the wood-removing and tie end grasping steps simultaneously, and drawing the tie laterally out from under the rails by its other end.