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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2013
Applicant:
Union Pacific Railroad Company, Omaha, NE (US);
Inventors:
Eric John Gehringer, LaVista, NE (US);
Mark Victor Holland, Omaha, NE (US);
Assignee:
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, Omaha, NE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E01B 7/00 (2006.01); E01B 23/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E01B 7/00 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49826 (2015.01); E01B 23/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A portable and temporary rail transition system for installation on a main track to guide rail equipment from parallel rails of the main track and onto parallel rails of a turnout track. The system includes rails of turnout track, turnout ties, and rail transition devices that are configured for mounting to the ties and over at least the parallel rails of the turnout track to facilitate guidance of wheels of the rail equipment away from the parallel rails of the main track and onto the parallel rails of the turnout track.