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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2022
Transportation Ip Holdings, Llc, Norwalk, CT (US);
Michael Vanderlinden, Knoxville, IA (US);
Mark Bachman, Albia, IA (US);
Norman Wellings, Agency, IA (US);
Transportation IP Holdings, LLC, Norwalk, CT (US);
Abstract
A rail tie handling system is provided that includes at least one chassis that either has self-propulsion or can be coupled to a vehicle having a propulsion system, or both. The handling system includes a conveyor segment, a bundler segment, and an unloader segment. The conveyor can receive rail ties and to provide them upon demand or request. The bundler can receive rail ties from the conveyor, to bundle the rail ties into a bundle, and to provide the bundle upon demand or request. The unloader can receive the bundle from the bundler and can unload that bundle from the handling system upon demand or request. The system includes a controller that can determine when and/or where to unload the bundle from the unloader.