US Patent:
20200156673, May 21, 2020
Inventors:
- Waco TX, US
Daniel Spaulding - Waco TX, US
Karsten Farley - Waco TX, US
Assignee:
Fritel & Associates, L.L.C. - Waco TX
International Classification:
B61H 7/12
Abstract:
A rail brake system that may be attached to the undercarriage of a hirail vehicle or other rail vehicle or rail equipment and that includes one or more braking calipers that can be deployed downwardly and used to releasably clamp the heads of one or more rails of a railroad track in order to dynamically brake or statically secure the vehicle or equipment in place in relation to the railroad tracks on which the vehicle or equipment is positioned.