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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2016
Applicant:
Progress Rail Services Corporation, Albertville, AL (US);
Inventors:
Brian Weaver, Burlington, KY (US);
Phillip Merrifield, Independence, KY (US);
Russell Hein, Denison, TX (US);
Assignee:
Progress Rail Services Corporation, Albertville, AL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B61K 5/00 (2006.01); B61K 5/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B61K 5/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A derailer for use in a railroad system, has an outside switch point that selectively overlays a running surface of a first mainline track and rises above the running surface of the first mainline track and an outside switch rail mechanically fastened to the outside switch point. The derailer also includes an inside switch rail including a second switch point that selectively lies adjacent a head of a second mainline track and terminates between the first and second mainline tracks.