| CPC E01B 29/32 (2013.01) [B61L 27/12 (2022.01); E01B 29/05 (2013.01); E01B 29/06 (2013.01); E01B 29/13 (2013.01)] | 24 Claims |

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1. A rail tie distribution consist comprising:
a plurality of rail tie distribution cars in which a plurality of rail ties may be stored, each of the plurality rail tie distribution cars including;
a rail tie feeder;
a rail tie singulating means; and
a rail tie discharge means; wherein
the rail tie feeder feeds rail ties from the rail car to the rail tie singulating means, the rail tie singulating means singulates rail ties received from the rail tie feeder and advances the rail ties individually to a discharge means operable to selectively discharge individual rail ties outward from a side of the rail tie distribution car.
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