Apparatus for removing ties under railroad track

In a machine for removing high wood from the tops of ties and tie plates from the ties of a railroad track, a frame movable along the track, a wood-removing device on the frame constructed and arranged to remove wood from the tops of the ties, and means for removing the tie plates from between the rails and ties at the same time that the wood is being removed.

In a machine for removing high wood from the tops of ties and tie plates from the ties of a railroad track, a frame movable along the track, and means on the frame for simultaneously removing wood from the tops of the ties and the tie plates from between the rails and ties.

In a machine for removing ties in one piece from under railroad track, a frame movable along the track, means on the frame for simultaneously removing wood from the tops of the ties between the rails and on one end and for grasping the tie by its other end while the tie is in its original position, means for removing the tie plates from between the rails and ties at the same time the wood is being removed, and means for drawing the tie laterally out from under the rails in a direction toward its other end.

In a machine for removing ties from under railroad track, a frame movable along the track, means on the frame for removing wood from the tops of the ties between the rails and on one end only, means for removing the tie plates from between the rails and ties at the same time the wood is being removed, and means for grasping the tie by its other end while the tie is in its original position and for drawing it laterally out from under the rails in that direction.

In a machine for removing high wood from the tops of rail-supporting ties in railroad track, a frame movable along the track, means on the frame for removing wood from the tops of the ties between the rails and at least on one end, means for raising the thus removed wood above the tops of the rails, and means for transporting the thus removed wood away from the area of wood removal.

In a wood-removing mechanism usable for removing high wood from the tops of rail-supporting ties in railroad track, a cutter mechanism adapted to be disposed adjacent the tops of the ties so as to engage and remove a certain amount of wood therefrom, the cutter mechanism including a jaw clamp member arranged to engage one side of the tie and a backup member arranged to engage the other side of the tie, and power means for moving at least one of the members back and forth in a closing action between an open position in which the members are separated by a distance greater than a tie width and a closed position in which the said certain amount of the high wood has been severed from the tie, one of the members being positioned longitudinally to overlap the tie plates so that during the closing action the tie plates will be pushed into the crib.