WO2006023804A2 - Long rail pick-up and delivery system - Google Patents
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- the process of replacing worn or damaged rails involves removing the used rails from the railroad ties and placing the rails such that they lie adjacent the railway bed. Once the old rails have been removed, new rails can be placed over and attached to the railroad ties and the ends of the new rails are joined to form an operable rail line. The old rails can be picked up and transported to a mill for repair or recycling.
- U.S. Patent No. 5,630,365 is directed to locking rail supports for use with rail loading trains.
- some of the rail pick-up and transport systems known to those skilled in the art include booms or arms to assist the crews in picking up the worn rails.
- One example of such a boom is described in U.S. Application Publication No. US20030205162A1, which discloses a railway maintenance machine that includes a service vehicle having an articulating boom.
- the long rail pick-up and delivery system of the present invention simultaneously addresses the needs for increased efficiency and safety.
- the long rail pick-up and delivery system of the current invention can comprise a power car, a rail train, a loading car, a work car, an unloading car, a transition car and a pair of independently operable overhead gantries.
- the long rail pick-up and delivery system can further comprise additional gantries, at least one additional power car and/or an integrated rail welding and grinding station.
- the independent gantries provide for completely independent and simultaneous loading and unloading of rails on both sides of the long rail pick-up and delivery system.
- Each gantry includes its own boom for grasping and manipulating the rail such that it can be either loaded onto or unloaded from the long rail pick-up and delivery system.
- the gantries are operably mounted on an elevated rail such that each gantry is capable of traversing the length of the rail train.
- each gantry includes an enclosed operator station providing the gantry operators with a clear, overhead view of the work area.
- the long rail pick-up and delivery system can include an integral workstation for rail cutting, drilling, and joining/welding.
- An integral workstation eliminates the requirement that operators be exposed to the dangers associated with manipulating and working upon rails located in a ditch alongside the rail line. Instead, the integral workstation can incorporate the manipulation and working steps on the long rail pick-up and delivery system whereby the dangers associated with working in the ditch alongside the rail line are eliminated. In addition, the ancillary work equipment required to work in the ditch is no longer necessary.
- the long rail pick-up and delivery system can include rail trains having rail racks to facilitate loading and transport of the long rails.
- the rail rack having a three post rack design providing for greater holding strength, stability and maintainability than current two post rack designs.
- the rail rack can include rollers, tie downs and/or hydraulically controlled rail guides.
- Figure 2 is a perspective view of an embodiment of a power car and work unit for use with the long rail pick-up and delivery system of Figure 1. -A-
- Figure 4 is a perspective view of an embodiment of a rail car configured as an end transport car.
- Figure 5 is a perspective view of an embodiment of a rail car configured as a rail transport car.
- Figure 6 is a perspective view of an embodiment of a rail car configured as a rail clamp car.
- Figure 8 is an end view of an embodiment of a rack support system for use with the rail clamp car of Figure 6.
- Figure 11 is a perspective view of an embodiment of a transition car.
- Figure 12 is a perspective view of an embodiment of a work car.
- Figure 13 is an expanded perspective view of an embodiment of a roller guide assembly.
- Figure 14 is a perspective view of an embodiment of a rail manipulator for use with the chute car of Figure 10.
- Figure 15 is a perspective view of a rail capture assembly for use with the rail manipulator of Figure 14 in a rail loading configuration.
- Figure 18 is a perspective view of an embodiment of a rail positioning box for use with the work car of Figure 12.
- Figure 19 is a perspective view of an embodiment of an expansion beam assembly.
- Figure 20 is a section view of the expansion beam assembly taken at line 20-20 of Figure
- Figure 21 is a section view of the expansion beam assembly taken at line 21-21 of Figure 19.
- Figure 22 is a perspective view of an expansion beam member for use with the expansion beam assembly Figure 19.
- Figure 23 is a top view of four expansion beam assemblies of Figure 19 interconnected between gantry lanes on adjacent rail cars.
- Figure 24 is a side view of one expansion beam assembly of Figure 19 interconnected between gantry lanes on adjacent rail cars.
- Figure 25 is a side view of an embodiment of an elevated gantry.
- Figure 26 is a top view of the elevated gantry of Figure 25.
- Figure 27 is a perspective view of the elevated gantry of Figure 25.
- Figure 28 is a perspective view of an interior layout of an operator cab within the elevated gantry of Figure 25.
- Figure 31 is an expanded perspective view of a drive system on the elevated gantry of Figure 25 interfacing with an elevated gantry lane.
- Figure 32 is a perspective view of an embodiment of a gantry boom.
- Figure 33 is an exploded perspective view of the gantry boom of Figure 32.
- Figure 34 is a perspective view of a gripping head for use with the gantry boom of Figure
- Rail transport train 300 can be configured to have any suitable length, generally dependent upon the length of rail being loaded and/or unloaded, by varying the number of interconnected rail transport cars 302. Regardless of length, rail transport 300 generally comprises an arrangement of rail transport cars 302 configured as either an end transport car 312, a rail transport car 314 or a rail clamp car 316. Generally, the rail transport train 300 consists of two end transport cars 312, one located at each end of the rail transport train 300, connected with a desired number of center transport cars 314 and a centrally located rail clamp car 316 such that rail transport train 300 has a desired length. In one presently preferred embodiment, rail transport train 300 can comprise an arrangement of nine rail transport cars 302 including two end transport cars 312, six center transport cars 314 and one rail clamp car 316 as illustrated in Figure 3.
- Locking brackets 334 each include a receiving member 336 and a guiding member 338 spaced apart to accept a rail rack end 340 of the rail rack 324.
- Guiding member 338 includes an angled receiving portion 342 for assisting with proper positioning of the rack end 340 between the receiving member 336 and guiding member 338.
- the rail rack 324 can then be fixedly locked within the locking bracket 334 by inserting a locking member 344 through corresponding bores in the receiving member 336, guiding member 338 and rail rack end 340.
- Locking member 344 can comprise a suitable locking device including a nut and bolt assembly or a locking pin assembly.
- Rack support systems 318a, 318b are configurable based on the type of rail transport car 302 such as, for example, end transport car 312, rail transport car 314 or rail clamp car 316, the rack support systems 318a, 318b are mounted upon.
- each rail rack 324 on an end transport car 312 and a rail transport car 314 can comprise a plurality of roller assemblies 350 as illustrated in Figure 7 to facilitate placement of the rail down the length of the rail transport train 300.
- Each roller assembly 350 can comprise a ceramic sleeve type bearing for improved life under the loading conditions associated with long rail.
- each rail rack 324 can include a plurality of rail tie downs 352 or clamps as illustrated in Figure 8 to hold and fix the position of the rail with respect to the rail transport train 300.
- each rack support system 318a, 318b can comprise a single rail rack 324 having rail tie downs 352 while the remaining rail racks 324 have roller assemblies 350.
- the position of the rail racks 324 having rail tie downs 352 are staggered along the series of rail transport cars 302 such that the stress of locking and holding rail with the rail tie downs 352 is spread along the length of the rail transport train 300.
- the rail transport cars 302 can have alternative configurations of roller assemblies 350 and rail tie downs 352 based upon factors such as rail length, operating environment and safety requirements. Regardless of configuration, roller assemblies 350 and rail tie downs 352 that are correspondingly aligned and spaced, both vertically and horizontally, on successive rail racks 324 are said to define a loading pocket 354, which, defines the storage or loading position of a long rail on the rail transport train 300. For instance, rack support systems 318a, 318b having ten rail racks 324 wherein each rail rack 324 includes five roller assemblies 350 or, five rail tie downs 352 defines fifty individual loading pockets 354 extending the length of rail transport train 300.
- the various rail car configurations can comprise additional features corresponding to their intended use.
- the end transport cars 312 as illustrated in Figures 4 and 9 can comprise a bulkhead assembly 356 at the ends of the rail transport train 300.
- Bulkhead assembly 356 can comprise a plurality of bulkhead doors 358 rotatably mounted to a central bulkhead support 360 such that each bulkhead door 358 is rotatable between a bulkhead loading column 362 and a pair of exterior bulkhead restraining columns 364a, 364b.
- the bulkhead doors 358 can be adapted to mount between the central support column 322 and the exterior receiving columns 328a, 328b of the rack support systems 318a, 318b.
- rail clamp car 316 can comprise additional support structure so as to accommodate and distribute linear stresses associated with clamping, retaining and transporting long rail.
- each of the rack support systems 318a, 318b can comprise a rack support structure 366.
- Rack support structure 366 can include a pair of exterior column supports 368a, 368b and a central column support 370.
- rail transport 300 generally comprises an arrangement of rail transport cars 302 configured as either an end transport car 312, a rail transport car 314 or a rail clamp car 316.
- the rail transport train 300 consists of two end transport cars 312, one located at each end of the rail transport train 300, connected with a desired number of center transport cars 314 and a centrally located rail clamp car 316 such that rail transport train 300 has a desired length.
- rail transport train 300 can comprise an arrangement of nine rail transport cars 302 including two end transport cars 312, six center transport cars 314 and one rail clamp car 316 as illustrated in Figure 3.
- each rail transport car 302 regardless of car configuration such as, for example, end transport car 312, rail transport car 314 or rail clamp car 316, comprises a pair of rail car gantry lanes 372a, 372b supported by the central support column 322 and the exterior receiving columns 328a, 328b.
- Rail car gantry lanes 372a, 372b each comprise a central beam 374 and an exterior beam 376.
- central beam 374 can be fabricated such that the rail car gantry lanes 372a, 372b share a common central beam 374.
- chute car 402 performs the function of positioning long rail in either a rail loading situation from the rail bed to the rail transport train 300 or in an unloading situation from the rail transport train 300 to the rail bed.
- chute car 402 comprises a first chute car end 410 and a second chute car end 412.
- Chute car 402 includes a center sill 414 with open chute sections 416a, 416b on each side of the center sill 414.
- Chute car 402 comprises a pair of rail guides 418a, 418b at first chute car end 410 so as to accommodate loading and unloading of long rail over first chute are end 410.
- Open chute sections 416a, 416b provide an altemative loading and unloading arrangement of long rail between the axles of wheel trucks 306a, 306b.
- Chute care 402 comprises a pair of chute car support structures 420a, 420b. Each chute car support structure 420a, 420b comprises a center post 422 and a pair of exterior posts 424a, 424b.
- Chute care support structures 420a, 420b support a pair of chute car gantry lanes 426a, 426b.
- Chute car gantry lanes 426a, 426b each comprise a central beam 428 and an exterior beam 430.
- central beam 428 can be fabricated such that the chute car gantry lanes 426a, 426b share a common central beam 428.
- Chute car 402 can further comprise a pair of gantry ladders 432a, 432b and a pair of gantry platforms 434a, 434b for providing operator access to the chute car gantry lanes 426a, 426b.
- chute car 402 can further comprise an access platform 436 pivotally attached to each exterior beam 430. Access platform 436 can be positioned in a stowed configuration 438 as illustrated in Figure 10 or an access configuration wherein the access platform from side access to the chute car gantry lanes 426a, 426b.
- rail guide 444 can be positioned at a desired height by biasing the guide frame 442 along the vertical track assembly 446.
- rail guide 444 can be positioned at a proper horizontal position along the guide frame 442 using a biasing member to move the rail guide 444 along the horizontal track assembly 448.
- Proper horizontal and vertical positioning of the positionable roller guide 440 generally corresponds to the loading pocket 354 in which the long rail is being loaded or unloaded.
- Rail guides 418a, 418b and rail guide 444 can comprise substantially similar designs in which a pair of vertically oriented roller assemblies 452a, 452b and a horizontally oriented roller assembly 454 are arranged to define a U-shaped guide opening 456.
- the vertically oriented roller assemblies 452a, 452b and horizontally oriented roller assembly 454 can comprise similar components including a roller frame 458 and a roller 460. Utilizing the weight of the long rail, vertically oriented roller assemblies 452a, 452b and horizontally oriented roller assembly 454 cooperatively guide the long rail as the long rail is rolled along the rollers 460 during loading and unloading of long rail from the rail transport train 300.
- Swing arm 470 is operably mounted between the swing arm mounting frame 472 and a central portion 478 of the positioning arm 468 located between the pivoting end 476 and the rotator box assembly 474.
- Swing arm 470 comprises a linearly adjustable member such as, for example, a hydraulic or pneumatic cylinder, capable of increasing and decreasing the overall length of the swing arm 470 under the direction of a biasing force.
- Swing arm 470 can attach to the central portion 478 within a channel or track such that increasing and decreasing the length of swing arm 470 results in the positioning arm 468 rotating about pivoting end 476.
- Rotator box assembly 474 is fixedly attached to positioning arm 468 at an end opposite of the pivoting end 476.
- Rotator box assembly 474 comprises a coupling frame 480 and a rotary guide assembly 482.
- Rotary guide assembly 482 comprises a rotatable actuator assembly 484 and a rail capture assembly 486.
- Rotatable actuator assembly 484 comprise a rotary actuator 488 and a rotary mounting frame 490.
- Rotary actuator 488 can comprise a hydraulic rotary actuator having a rotation range 492 of plus or minus 90° from a baseline configuration 494 shown in Figure 14.
- Rail capture assembly 486 is fixedly attached to rotary mounting frame 490 such that the rail capture assembly 486 is rotatably positionable along rotation range 492.
- rail capture assembly 486 comprises a fixed capture frame 496 and a pivoting capture frame 498 operably coupled and joined with a pivot assembly 500.
- Fixed capture frame 496 and pivoting capture frame 498 each include a capture roller 502 comprising a central roller portion 504 and end roller portions 506a, 506b.
- the central roller portion 504 has a roller length between the end roller portions 506a, 506b slightly exceeding the width of the long rail.
- Pivot assembly 500 comprises a rotary actuator 510 operably coupled to the pivoting capture frame 498 such that the pivoting capture frame 498 is pivotally positionable between a rail loading configuration 512 and a rail capture configuration 514.
- Pivoting capture frame 498 comprises a linear actuator 516 coupled to the capture roller 502 on pivoting capture frame 498.
- linear actuator 516 can apply pressure to the capture roller 502 on the pivoting capture frame 498 such that movement of the rail within the rail capture assembly 486 is substantially prevented.
- Fixed capture frame 496 can further comprise a pair of rail brushes 518a, 518b for sweeping debris such as, for example, rail bed ballast, from the long rail as the process of loading long rail on rail transport train 300 is performed.
- chute car 402 can further comprise an adjustable rail plow 520 mounted to the platform frame 304 within each of the open chute sections 416a, 416b.
- Each adjustable rail plow 520 comprises a plow assembly 522, a vertical adjustment assembly 524 and a horizontal adjustment assembly 526.
- Plow assembly 522 comprises a plow housing 528, a plow arm 530 and a plow member 532.
- Plow arm 530 generally resides within the plow housing 528 and plow member 532 is fixedly attached to a bottommost end of the plow arm 530.
- Plow member 532 comprises a pair of angled plow surfaces 534a, 534b and a connecting surface 536.
- Vertical adjustment assembly 524 can comprise a vertical actuator 538 such as, for example, a hydraulic cylinder actuator, attached to the plow member 532 for selectively positioning the plow member 532 at a desired vertical location through slidable interaction of the plow arm 530 within the plow housing 528.
- Horizontal adjustment assembly 526 can comprise a horizontal actuator 540 such as, for example, a hydraulic cylinder or actuator, interconnecting the plow housing 528 and the platform frame 304 such that the plow assembly 522 can be horizontally positioned at a desired distance from the platform frame 304.
- work car 404 can comprise an electrical power enclosure 542, a hydraulic power enclosure 544, an operator enclosure 546 and a workstation 548.
- Work car 404 comprises a pair of work car support structures 550a, 550b for supporting a pair of work car gantry lanes 552a, 552b.
- Each work car support structure 550a, 550b comprises a center post 554 and a pair of exterior posts 556a, 556b.
- Work car gantry lanes 552a, 552b each comprise a central beam 558 and an exterior beam 560. hi some embodiments, central beam 558 can be fabricated such the work car gantry lanes 552a, 552b share a common central beam 558.
- Electrical power enclosure 542 can comprise an electrical generator for proving electrical power to various electrical components along the length of the long rail pick-up and delivery system 100.
- Hydraulic power enclosure 544 can comprise a hydraulic fluid source or hydraulic pump for supplying pressurized hydraulic fluid to various hydraulic components along the length of the long rail pick-up and delivery system 100.
- Operator enclosure 546 can comprise operator seating 562 such that operators can sit within the operator enclosure 546 during transport of the long rail pick-up and delivery system 100 as well as during certain portions of the loading and unloading of long rail from the rail transport train 300.
- Workstation 548 can comprise a generally open and accessible space for providing operators with an ability to work on long rail on the work car 404 in a safe and controlled location as opposed to working with long rail on the rail bed where the long rail may be unsecured and residing in unstable orientations.
- Workstation 548 can comprise suitable hydraulic and electrical supplies such that workstation 548 can be used as a cutting station, a drilling station, a welding station and a bolting station for performing mechanical operations on long rail.
- a pair of rail capture assemblies 564a, 564b are positioned on the work platform 408 so as to captively retain long rail on both ends and on both sides of the work car 404.
- Rail capture assemblies 564a, 564b can be substantially similar to the rail capture assembly 486 mounted on rail manipulators 462a, 462b.
- the rail capture assemblies 564a, 564b are positioned off the floor of work platform 408 so as to position long rail with both a first pair of rail positioning boxes 566a, 566b and a second pair of rail positioning boxes 568a, 568b.
- the first pair of rail positioning boxes 566a, 566b and the second pair of rail positioning boxes 568a, 568b are spaced apart from each other such that corresponding rail positioning boxes are physically located on opposed sides of the work station 548.
- Representative rail positioning box 566a is further illustrated in Figure 18 and comprises a pair of legs 570a, 570b, a horizontal track 572, a positioning assembly 574 and a positioning actuator assembly 576.
- Horizontal track 572 is attached to the legs 570a, 570b with positioning assembly 574 operably mounted on the horizontal track 572.
- Positioning actuator assembly 576 comprises an actuator 578 and a hydraulic cylinder 580. Hydraulic cylinder 580 is attached at one end to the horizontal track 572 and at the other end to the positioning assembly 574. Using hydraulic cylinder 580, positioning assembly 574 can be horizontally located at any position along the horizontal track 572.
- the rotatable clamp members 592a, 592b are operably attached to a rotator assembly such that the rotatable clamp members can be rotated inward to a rail positioning area 596 defined between the wall frame 584a, 584b.
- long rail is positioned to roll along the at least one positioning roller 586 in the rail positioning area.
- the rotator assembly can actuate the first clamping assembly 588 and second clamping assembly 590 such that the rotatable clamp members 592a, 592b rotate inwards and clamp the long rail within the rail positioning area 596.
- a camming-style grip prevents movement of the long rail in either direction within the rail positioning area 596 is resisted.
- precise positioning of the long rail can be accomplished by moving the positioning assembly 574 along the horizontal track 572.
- the first pair of rail positioning boxes 566a, 566b and second pair of rail positioning boxes 568a, 568b cooperatively fix the position of the long rail relative to the workstation 548 on the work car 404.
- Transition car 406 performs the function of transitioning the long rail between the work car 404 and the rail transport train 300 during either a loading or unloading operation.
- transition car 406 comprises a first transition car end 598 and a second transition car end 600.
- First transition car end 598 is generally positioned adjacent the work car 404 while the second transition car end 600 is positioned adjacent an end transport car 312 on the rail transport train 300.
- Transition car 406 comprises a pair of transition car support structures 602a, 602b.
- Each transition car support structure 602a, 602b comprises a center post 604 and a pair of exterior posts 606a, 606b.
- Transition car support structures 602a, 602b support a pair of transition car gantry lanes 608a, 608b.
- Each adjustable rail guide 618a, 618b comprise a vertically positionable support member 620 mounted between the center post 604 and the corresponding exterior post 606a, 606b. Attached to the vertically positionable support member 620 is rail guide 616.
- a pair of vertical actuator assemblies 622a, 622b are operably connected between the platform frame 304 and the vertically positionable support members 620.
- the positionable support members 620 are operably mounted to vertical tracks 624 attached to the center post 604 and exterior posts 606a, 606b of the transition car support structure 602b.
- Adjustable rail guides 618a, 618b are operably mounted on a horizontal track 626 on the vertically positionable support members 620.
- gantry system 700 spans the length of the rail transport train 300 and the work unit 400.
- gantry system 700 comprises a pair of elevated gantries 702a, 702b operating on a pair of continuous gantry lanes 704a, 704b.
- the continuous gantry lanes 704a, 704b are constructed by interconnecting the gantry lanes of adjacent cars with an expansion beam assembly 706 along the entire length of rail transport train 300 and work unit 400.
- expansion beam assembly 706 comprises a first expansion beam member 708 and a second expansion beam member 710.
- First expansion beam member 708 and second expansion beam member 710 are substantially identical in appearance.
- First expansion beam member 708 and second expansion beam member 710 each include an expansion slot 712 and slider throughbores 714.
- First expansion beam member 708 and second expansion beam member 710 are operably, slidably connected at two locations with a pair of slider assemblies 716, each slider assembly 716 interconnecting one expansion slot 712 and one slider throughbore 714.
- the slider assemblies 716 each comprise a threaded interconnecting slide 718 and a lock nut 720.
- first expansion beam member 708 and second expansion beam member 710 When connected with both slider assemblies 716, first expansion beam member 708 and second expansion beam member 710 are capable of slidable translation while remaining operably connected. Both first expansion beam member 708 and second expansion beam member 710 comprise mounting throughbores 722 such that the expansion beam assembly 706 can be operably interconnected between beams on adjacent cars for interconnecting the various gantry lanes to define the continuous gantry lanes 704a, 704b. For instance, as illustrated in Figures 23 and 24, four expansion beam assemblies 706 are operably interconnected between the transition car 406 and the end transport car 312.
- the four expansion beam assemblies 706 operably interconnect the rail car gantry lanes 372a, 372b with the transition car gantry lanes 608a, 608b by interconnection of the central beams 374 with the central beams 610 and the exterior beams 376 with the exterior beams 612.
- Central beams 374, central beams 610, exterior beams 376 and exterior beams 612 all comprise beam throughbores 724 such that fastening members 726 can be operatively connected through the mounting throughbores 722 and beam throughbores 724.
- this process of installing the expansion beam assembly 706 is repeated between each adjacent car along the length of the rail transport train 300 and work unit 400 such that the various gantry lanes such as, for example, the chute car gantry lanes 426a, 426b, the work car gantry lanes 552a, 552b, transition car gantry lanes 608a, 608b and rail car gantry lanes 372a, 372b, are operably interconnected to form the continuous gantry lanes 704a, 704b.
- the various gantry lanes such as, for example, the chute car gantry lanes 426a, 426b, the work car gantry lanes 552a, 552b, transition car gantry lanes 608a, 608b and rail car gantry lanes 372a, 372b
- Elevated gantries 702a, 702b can comprise substantially identical gantries wherein elevated gantry 702a is operable along the length of gantry lane 704a and elevated gantry 702b is operable along the length of gantry lane 704b.
- Elevated gantry 702a is illustrated in Figures 25, 26 and 27 and generally comprises a gantry body 728 and a gantry boom 730.
- Gantry body 728 can comprise an operator cab 732, an electric system 734, a hydrostatic system 736, a diesel engine 738, a fuel tank 740, a drive system 742 and a rail loading cab 744.
- Operator cab 732 comprises a plurality of operator windows 746 to provide an operator with a clear view of the work being performed by the elevated gantry 702a.
- an interior portion of operator cab 732 further comprises a seat 748, an environmental system 750, a touch screen control interface 752, a video display 754, a pair of boom control panels 756a, 756b and a gantry throttle pedal 758.
- Environmental system 750 can comprise heating and air conditioning equipment suitable to maintain comfortable operating conditions within the operator cab 732.
- Touch screen interface 752 can provide system information pertaining to the long rail pick-up and delivery system 100 and allow an operator to communicate information to other system operators such as, for example, operators on work car 404, within elevated gantry 702b and the diesel locomotive 202.
- Video display 754 can provide a live video feed from a video camera positioned on rail loading cab 744.
- Boom control panels 756a, 756b include representative control elements for operating the gantry boom 730 such as, for example, joysticks, buttons, lights, and switches.
- Gantry throttle pedal 758 can communicate with drive system 742 such that elevated gantry 702b moves along gantry lane 704a.
- rail loading cab 744 can comprise a cab body 760 having a cab seat 762, a rotatable safety gate 764, cab windows 766 and cab lights 768.
- Cab body 760 is operably attached to the gantry body 728 with a vertical cab positioning assembly 770.
- drive system 742 generally comprises a pair of gantry wheel assemblies 778 for operably interfacing with opposing sides of the beams comprising continuous gantry lanes 704a, 704b.
- Each gantry wheel assembly 778 comprise a pair of top wheels 780a, 780b and a pair of lower wheels 782a, 782b.
- Top wheels 780a, 780b can each comprise a tire made from a friction enhancing polymer such as, for example, polyurethane or other suitable polymers, to enhance the frictional interface between the gantry wheel assemblies 778 and the continuous gantry lanes 704a, 704b.
- the elevated gantries 702a, 702b are retained on opposed sides of the beams such as, for example, interior beam 610 and exterior beam 612 making up the continuous gantry lanes 704a, 704b such that derailment of the elevated gantries 702a, 702b is prevented.
- Gantry boom 730 is operably mounted to a gantry turret 784 below the gantry body 728. As illustrated in Figures 32 and 33, gantry boom 730 generally comprises a turret mounting assembly 786, a vertical adjustment assembly 788, a telescoping boom arm assembly 790 and a gripping head assembly 792.
- Turret mounting assembly 786 generally comprises a splined turret mount 794.
- Splined turret mount 794 can interface with a corresponding splined turret receiver on the gantry body 728.
- gantry boom 730 can comprise a rotatable boom swing range 798 of 180° as illustrated in Figure 26.
- Telescoping boom arm assembly 790 comprises an exterior arm housing 804 and an internal arm member 806.
- Internal arm member 806 operably slides inward and outward from the exterior arm housing 804 to increase or decrease the overall length of telescoping boom arm assembly 790.
- Internal arm member 806 can partially reside within a track or channel internal to the exterior arm housing 804 such that a linear actuator such as, for example, a hydraulic cylinder can slidably position the internal arm member 806.
- Internal arm assembly 806 can comprise a flanged arm connector 808 for attaching the gripping head assembly 792 to the telescoping boom arm assembly 790.
- Gripping head assembly 792 can comprise a flanged gripping head connector 810, a rotary gripping head roll assembly 812, a linear gripping head pitch assembly 814 and a rotary gripping head yaw assembly 816 and a gripping head 818.
- Flanged gripping head connector 810 operably interconnects the gripping head assembly 792 to the flanged arm connector 808 on the telescoping boom arm assembly 790.
- Rotary gripping head roll assembly 812 comprises a rotary actuator 820 for controlling position of the gripping head 818 about a roll axis 822 of the telescoping boom arm assembly 790.
- Linear gripping head pitch assembly 814 comprises a linear actuator 824 mounted between the flanged gripping head connector 810 and a pivoting gripper bracket 826. As the linear actuator 824 moves forward and back, pivoting gripper bracket 826 causes the gripping head 818 to move about a pitch axis 828 of the telescoping boom arm assembly 790.
- Rotary gripping head yaw assembly 816 comprises a rotary actuator 830 operably mounted between the gripping head 818 and the pivoting gripper bracket 826. Rotary gripping head yaw assembly 816 controls the positioning of the gripper head 818 about a yaw axis 832 of the telescoping boom arm assembly 790.
- gripper head 818 generally comprises a gripper body 834, a rotary yaw interface 836 and a pivoting pitch interface 838.
- Gripper body 834 comprises a gripper channel 840 extending the length of the gripper body 834.
- Gripper channel 840 is sized so as to capture and retain long rail.
- Gripper body 834 further comprises a first clamping assembly 842 and a second clamping assembly 844.
- First clamping assembly 842 and second clamping assembly 844 each comprise a pair of rotatable clamp members 846.
- First clamping assembly 842 and second clamping assembly 844 can substantially resemble first clamping assembly 588 and second clamping assembly 590 wherein the rotatable clamp members 846 are rotatably positioned to grasp rail with the gripper channel 840.
- the rotatable clamp members 846 on the first clamping assembly 842 and second clamping member 844 are arranged to grip in opposed directions such that the long rail is positively retained within the gripper channel 840.
- Gantry boom 730 provides an operator with seven degrees of freedom relative to positioning the gripper head 818 for grasping, retaining and pulling long rail along the long rail pick-up and delivery system 100.
- the seven degrees of freedom for the gantry boom 730 include rotational freedom provided by the turret mounting assembly 786, elevational freedom provided by the vertical adjustment assembly 788, the reaching distance freedom of the telescoping boom arm assembly 790, the roll freedom provided by the rotary gripping head roll assembly 812, the pitch freedom provided by the linear gripping head pitch assembly 814, the yaw freedom provided by the rotary gripping head yaw assembly 816 and the gripping freedom provided by the first clamping assembly 842 and second clamping assembly 844.
- gripper head 818 can be oriented to grip and retain long rail regardless of the rail orientation and even at distances up to 12 feet from the railbed center and up to 4 feet below top of rail.
- long rail pick-up and delivery system 100 can be used to either deliver new lengths of rail 102a, 102b to a work site or remove used lengths of rail 102a, 102b from a work site.
- integrated power plant 200 is used to pull and position the rail transport train 300 and the work unit 400 at the work site.
- integrated power plant 200 and work unit 400 can already be located at the work site and a rail operator will deliver the rail transport train 300, in either a loaded or unloaded configuration, to the work site with a standard locomotive.
- rail transport train 300 is operably connected to the work unit 400.
- the various gantry lanes such as, for example, rail car gantry lanes 372a, 372b, chute car gantry lanes 432a, 432b, work car gantry lanes 552a, 552b and transition car gantry lanes 608a, 608b, are operably connected using a plurality of expansion beam assemblies 706 (a quantity of four expansion beam assemblies between each adjacent car) to form continuous gantry lanes 704a, 704b.
- a plurality of expansion beam assemblies 706 a quantity of four expansion beam assemblies between each adjacent car
- the first expansion beam members 708 and second expansion beam members 710 slidably interact along the expansion slots 712 to accommodate changes in elevation and track curves along the length of the rail transport train 300 and work unit 400.
- the plurality of expansion beam assemblies can be installed to form the continuous gantry lanes 704a, 704b after the integrated power plant 200 has positioned the rail transport train 300 and work unit 400 at the work site.
- long rail pick-up and delivery system 100 is positioned on a rail track 900.
- long rails 102a, 102b ready for loading onto the long rail pick-up and delivery system 100.
- Long rails 102a, 102b can have variable lengths, for example three hundred feet to a quarter mile in length.
- Long rails 102a, 102b can be staged such that their end points correspond alongside the rail track 900 or long rails 102a, 102b may be staged such that their end points do not correspond.
- long rails 102a, 102b can weigh from 112 to 141 pounds per rail yard.
- elevated gantry 702a For purposes of describing the operation of long rail pick-up and delivery system 100, operation will be described with reference to elevated gantry 702a. It is to be understood that elevated gantry 702b operates in a similar manner but independently of elevated gantry 702a. It is to be understood that the processes of loading and unloading long rails 102a, 102b as described below can be simultaneously and independently performed along both sides of long rail pick-up and delivery system 100 through the use of both elevated gantries 702a, 702b.
- long rail pick-up and delivery system 100 is generally positioned as shown in Figure 1.
- Elevated gantry 702a traverses the continuous gantry lane 704a under the power of diesel engine 738 such that the elevated gantry 702a is generally adjacent an end of the long rail 102a.
- An operator in the operator cab 732 manipulates the gantry boom 730 with the boom control panels 756a, 756b such that the turret mounting assembly 786, vertical adjustment assembly 788 and telescoping boom arm assembly 790 position the gripping head assembly 792 proximate the long rail 102a.
- gripper channel 840 can be positioned over long rail 102a through the combination of the rotary gripping head roll assembly 812, linear gripping head pitch assembly 814 and rotary gripping head yaw assembly 816. After the long rail 102a is positioned within the gripper channel 840, first clamping assembly 842 and second clamping assembly 844 are actuated to grip and retain the long rail 102a within the gripper channel 840.
- Chute car 402 can be loaded over the first chute car end 410 or between the axles through open chute section 416a. Loading over first chute car end 410 is generally performed when the long rail 102 is residing with the rail bed such as, for example, when the rail line is being abandoned or replaced.
- the elevated gantry 702a lifts and sets the long rail 102a within the rail guide 418a such that the long rail 102a can be set upon horizontally oriented roller assembly 454 and between vertically oriented roller assemblies 452a, 452b. The operator can then direct the elevated gantry 702a toward chute car support structure 420b such that the long rail rolls within rail guide 418a.
- Rotary actuator 488 rotates the rotator box assembly 474 such that the capture roller 502 on the pivoting capture frame 498 corresponds to a top surface of the long rail while capture roller 502 on the fixed capture frame 496 corresponds to a bottom surface of the long rail.
- Pivot assembly 500 rotatably opens the pivoting capture frame 498 to the rail loading configuration 512 such that the gantry boom 730 can place long rail 102a within the rail capture assembly 486. Pivot assembly 500 then rotatably closes the pivoting capture frame 498 to the rail capture configuration 514.
- Linear actuator 516 directs capture roller 502 on the pivoting capture frame 498 against the top surface of long rail 102a such that the long rail 102a is retainably captured between both capture rollers 502.
- Swing arm 470 retracts directing the positioning arm 468 proximate the center sill 414.
- rail manipulator 462 long rail 102a can be properly oriented when lying in non-upright orientations without relying solely upon the gantry boom 730.
- Positionable roller guide 440 is variably positioned to correspond with the selected loading pocket 354 for long rail 102a.
- guide frame is vertically positioned to correspond with the height of the loading pocket 354 while the horizontal track assembly 448 and a horizontal actuator horizontally position the rail guide 444 to correspond with a horizontal location of the loading pocket 354.
- elevated gantry 702a pulls long rail 102a to work car 404 by rolling across the expansion beam assemblies 706 connecting the chute car gantry lane 426a with the work car gantry lane 552a.
- Elevated gantry 702a pulls long rail 102a onto the work car 404 wherein the long rail is positioned within rail capture assembly 564a. Elevated gantry 702a continues traversing the work car gantry lane 552a such that and sequentially feeds the long rail 102a through the first pair of rail positioning boxes 566a, 566b. When elevated gantry 702a is pulling rail through the first pair of rail position boxes 566a, 566b, the first clamping assembly 588 and second clamping assembly 590 are in an open position such that the rotatable clamp members 592a, 592b do not engage the long rail 102a.
- elevated gantry 702a positions the long rail 102a within the rail capture assembly 564b. Elevated gantry 702a the pulls long rail 102a to transition car 406 by rolling across the expansion beam assemblies 706 connecting the work car gantry lane 552a and the transition car gantry lane 608a. hi the event that work is to be performed on the long rail 102a at workstation 548, the first clamping assembly 588 and second clamping assembly 590 on the first pair of rail positioning boxes 566a, 566b engage the long rail 102a to fixedly retain the long rail 102a.
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