B - Operations – Transporting – 60 – F
Patent
B - Operations, Transporting
60
F
B60F 1/04 (2006.01) B61D 3/18 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 2136552
A method for using an over-the-roadway tractor, a puller (62) configured for interconnection to and powered by a tractor (60) for driving the pulley over a railway, and railway bogies (24), for hauling one or more convertible roadway-railway trailers (2) over both a railway and roadway. The method includes configuring the trailer for railway travel and operating the tractor (60) to remove the trailer (2) from the roadway and position the trailer (2) on the railway, driving the tractor (60) onto the puller (62) and connecting the tractor (60) to the pulley (62), drive system, operating the tractor (60) to connect the puller (62) to the trailer and drive the trailer (2) over the railway when the trailer is configured for railway travel and positioned on the railway, disconnecting the tractor (60) from the pulley drive system and driving the tractor off of the pulley, configuring the trailer (2) for roadway travel and operating the tractor (60) to remove the trailer (2) from the railway and position the trailer on the roadway, and operating the tractor (60) to drive the trailer over the roadway when the trailer (2) is configured for roadway travel and positioned on the road- way.
Larson Ernest J. Jr.
Ridout & Maybee Llp
LandOfFree
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