Rail grinding apparatus
AssigneeLoram Maintenance of Way, Inc.
InventorsDennis R. Mathison, Donald L. Minge
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Abstract
A rail grinding apparatus for use in grinding rails. The rail grinding apparatus includes a transport vehicle and a rail grinding unit. The transport vehicle is capable of moving along the rails or a conventional road. The rail grinding unit is capable of grinding at least one of the rails. The rail grinding unit is movable between a stored position on the transport vehicle and a deployed position on the rails.
Claims24
A method of grinding rails comprising:
- providing a transport vehicle that is capable of moving along rails and a conventional road, wherein the transport vehicle has a pair of transport rails attached thereto;
- placing a rail grinding unit in a stored position on the transport rails;
- moving the rail grinding unit from the stored position to a deployed position on the rails;
- and
- grinding at least one of the rails with the rail grinding unit.
A rail grinding apparatus for use in grinding rails, the rail grinding apparatus comprising:
- a transport vehicle that is capable of moving along the rails or a conventional road, wherein the transport vehicle has at least one transport rail attached thereto;
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- a rail grinding unit that is capable of grinding at least one of the rails, wherein the rail grinding unit is movable over the transport rail between a stored position on the transport vehicle and a deployed position on the rails.
A rail grinding apparatus for use in grinding rails, the rail grinding apparatus comprising:
- a rail grinding unit that is capable of grinding at least one of the rails;
- and
- a motorized tow vehicle that is operably attached to the rail grinding unit for towing the rail grinding unit, wherein the motorized tow vehicle has at least one rail attached thereto for moving the rail grinding unit between a stored position on the motorized tow vehicle and a deployed position on the rails.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.