A METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CLEANING THE TIES OF RAILROAD TRACKS

摘要

A device for removing debris on upper surfaces of the ties of a railroad track adjacent to the rails thereof includes frame selectively positioned on the rails such as to be displaced therealong with the frame carrying a pair of cleaning assemblies each including two motorized rotatable brushes adapted to be positioned on both sides of a respective rail such that when the brushes are rotated in their operational position, debris are swept off the upper surfaces of the ties. Each brush is adapted to be vertically displaced with respect to the rails and the ties upper surfaces and to be horizontally displaced so as to adjust the spacing therebetween in view of the rail's width and the brushing pressure required thereon. A method for removing the debris includes the steps of providing a cleaning device displaceable along the railroad track; positioning the cleaning device on the railroad track; and displacing the cleaning device while in its operational position along the railroad track thereby removing the debris from the ties thereof at least adjacent to the rails of the railroad track.