CPC E01B 31/13 (2013.01) [B23B 5/28 (2013.01); B23B 5/32 (2013.01); B23C 3/00 (2013.01); B23C 3/002 (2013.01); B23C 3/04 (2013.01); B61D 15/00 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A rail vehicle, comprising:
a floating rail milling assembly configured to be coupled to a chassis, the floating rail milling assembly floating in relation to a rail, via a pin configured to move both vertically and laterally within a slot defined in a front frame member, the floating rail milling assembly including:
a plurality of milling workheads, each milling workhead of the plurality of milling workheads forming a portion of the floating rail milling assembly, each milling workhead including:
a spindle;
a cutter depending downwardly from the spindle, the spindle and cutter configured to be driven by a spindle motor; and
a cylinder rod disposed between the spindle motor and the spindle and configured to move the cutter towards the rail during operation;
wherein:
each cutter of the plurality of milling workheads is independently moveable, via the cylinder rod, towards the rail relative to other cutters of the plurality of milling workheads; and
at least one milling workhead of the plurality of milling workheads is fixed at an angular position relative to the rail.
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