Lift and line beam extension

A device for lifting and aligning railroad track comprising a beam member for extending longitudinally of the track, mounted at a first end on track engaging wheels;

• a second end of said beam being adapted to connect to a propelling vehicle;
• reaction block means on said beam member in the region of said second end;
• a track position correcting frame carried by said beam between said reaction block means and said first end;
• and a resilient mounting for connecting the second end of said beam member to the front axle of said propelling vehicle, which resilient mounting is adapted to maintain the rail engaging reaction block means slightly clear of the rail heads when the beam is unloaded but collapses upon the application of a lifting load to the beam to permit the reaction block means to engage the rail heads and react to said load.

A device for lifting and aligning railroad track comprising a beam member for extending longitudinally of the track, mounted at a first end on track engaging wheels;

• a second end of said beam being adapted to connect to a propelling vehicle;
• reaction block means on said beam member in the region of said second end;
• and a track position correcting frame carried by said beam between said reaction block means and said first end, which track position correcting frame comprises a transversely extending member, rigidly mounted on said beam member and extending on either side thereof;
• a floating frame extending transversely of the track beneath the beam member and carried by said transversely exteing member;
• clamp means on said floating frame for clamping it to the track;
• a pair of track lifting piston and cylinder means each operatively connected at one end to the transversely extending member and at the other to the floating frame.