Patent ID: 6688021
Filing Date: 2004-02-10
Classification: E01H

Abstract:
A snow removal flap for a locomotive having sets of wheels and a snow plow ahead of a front set of locomotive wheels for removing snow left in place on a railroad rail by the snow plow, the flap comprising:a generally elongate member constructed to be of generally high rigidity and mechanical strength along a first axis generally parallel to a top of the rail to reset bending of the flap as the flap removes snow from the rail and to be of generally tow rigidity and mechanical strength along other axes so as to be deformable by the locomotive wheels if the flap becomes detached from the locomotive and comes to be positioned between the wheels and the rail, the member comprises: an upper portion operably secured to an underside of the locomotive; and a lower portion operably positioned below a bottom edge of the snowplow and adjacent the rail, with the member extending down from said upper portion thereof toward but stopping short of the railroad rail, with the member being positioned behind the snow plow and ahead of the respective locomotive wheel.