Patent ID: 6832558
Filing Date: 2004-12-21
Classification: E01B

Abstract:
A riding rail tie plugging apparatus for plugging spike holes in ties on a railroad track, comprising:a frame having a defined work area, said frame being provided with at least two opposed pairs of wheels for supporting said frame for movement upon the track; at least one reservoir disposed in said work area on said frame for dispensing a supply of chemical tie-plugging solution; at least one applicator gun located in said work area in fluid communication with said at least one reservoir for dispensing the solution into the holes; at least one operator station disposed on said frame in said work area in operational relationship to the track and to said at least one applicator gun so that said at least one applicator gun is directly positionable by an operator disposed a said station for dispensing the solution into selected ones of the holes; and said work area being located between opposed pairs of said wheels on said frame.