Patent ID: 9617692
Date: 2017-04-11
CPC Classifications: E01B

Claim:
1. A railroad tie maintenance vehicle for dispensing a chemical into spike holes in a railroad tie, comprising: a chassis having an area defining an operator work station; a plurality of wheels that support the chassis and that are configured to engage at least one railroad track; a storage vessel secured on the chassis and containing a chemical solution; at least two injection devices located on the chassis and configured to dispense the chemical solution into the spike holes; a powered actuator assembly that is operable to move the at least two injection devices relative to the chassis; at least one controller in the operator work station and operable by a single operator within the work station to control the powered actuator assembly to move the at least two injection devices relative to the chassis and relative to each other to a location in alignment with the spike holes and to dispense the chemical solution into the spike holes.