A device for heating of railway tracks is provided. The device comprises a magnetic field generator fed with a low-frequency current. The magnetic field generator is formed by a device without a circuit returning a magnetic flux generated by the magnetic field generator. Hereby the magnetic flux can be returned via a heater. The heater is a material generating heat when placed in the magnetic field. The heater can be the railway tracks or a plate provided in conjunction with the railway tracks.

A particle removing arrangement is adapted to remove particles from the upper contact surface of an electric rail in an electric highway by the use of an airflow, where the particle removing arrangement is arranged in front of a current collector of a vehicle, where the particle removing arrangement includes an inlet opening for inlet of air and an outlet opening for outlet of air, where the inlet opening is directed in a forward direction and the outlet opening is directed in a sideway to rearward direction in relation to the driving direction of the vehicle, and where the particle removing arrangement creates a particle removing airflow from a forward movement of the vehicle. Particles can be removed from an electric rail without the use of an external power source. The particles can also be removed in a contact-less manner, such that there is no friction or abrasion between the particle removing arrangement and the electric rail.

A rail conditioning system associated with a locomotive is provided. The locomotive operates on a rail. The rail conditioning system includes a fluid supply tank. The rail conditioning system also includes a first nozzle coupled to the locomotive. The first nozzle is adapted to direct a first beam of fluid received from the fluid supply tank towards a first portion of the rail. The rail conditioning system further includes a second nozzle coupled to the locomotive. The second nozzle is adapted to direct a second beam of fluid received from the fluid supply tank towards a second portion of the rail. The rail conditioning system includes a valve element provided in fluid communication with the first and second nozzles. The rail conditioning system further includes a control module in communication with the valve element.

A translatable, ultra-high pressure liquid jet system includes a translatable frame configured to maintain mechanical contact with a rail. The liquid jet system includes a liquid jet processing head affixed to the frame and configured to maintain a distance from the rail and provide a liquid jet that contacts the rail. The liquid jet system also includes an ultra-high pressure liquid pump in fluid communication with the liquid jet processing head. The ultra-high pressure liquid pump is configured to supply pressurized liquid to the liquid jet processing head.

A method of cleaning a railhead uses a high pressure water abrasive slurry system. A slurry including an abrasive particulate and water is applied to the railhead at a pressure of at least 350 bar. A train incorporates an apparatus for cleaning a railhead, which includes a slurry mixing unit configured to contain a slurry including an abrasive particulate and water. At least one nozzle is in fluid communication with the slurry mixing unit. The at least one nozzle is configured to apply the slurry to the railhead at a pressure of at least 350 bar.

A railway track clearing vehicle and associated systems and methods for removing unwanted material from a railway track wherein the vehicle includes: a propulsion mechanism and an autonomous control system for controlled propulsion of the vehicle along the track; an airflow system, configured to provide and direct an airflow through a conduit towards the railway track; and a sensor system configured to provide information relating to unwanted material on an extent of a railway track. The sensor information is applied to provide and direct an airflow to the extent of the railway track to remove sensed unwanted material and to control the propulsion mechanism for travel on the extent of the railway track at a suitable speed according to continual feedback of the sensor information indicating a state of the unwanted material.

A cleaning device for a substrate transfer device comprises a traveling unit configured to travel along a rail having first and second areas, a rail unit including the rail and a rail structure disposed on the rail, and a rinsing unit including a suction part disposed on the rail and that rotates about a suction nozzle. When the rinsing unit is placed in contact with the rail structure, the suction part rotates about the suction nozzle.

Presented is a rail track cleaner vehicle configured for cleaning rail area. The rail track cleaner vehicle includes a wheel assembly, a main frame, a liquid sprayer assembly, an air blower assembly, a vacuum assembly and an electric motor assembly. The rail track cleaner vehicle comprises a plurality of optical camera to capture real time image of the rail area. The rail track cleaner vehicle efficiently and effectively clean the rail area and enables a remote personnel to inspect the cleaning process. The rail track cleaner vehicle substantially reduces manual labor and effort to clean the rail area.

A translatable, high pressure liquid jet system for a rail cleaning or surface treatment operation, the system comprising: a translatable frame configured to maintain mechanical contact with a rail; a liquid jet processing head affixed to the frame and configured to maintain a distance from the rail and provide a liquid jet that contacts the rail; a high pressure liquid pump in fluid communication with the liquid jet processing head, the high pressure liquid pump configured to supply pressurized liquid to the liquid jet processing head; an abrasive feed system in fluid communication with the liquid jet processing head; and at least one nozzle for directing a jet of water and abrasive onto a portion of the rail for cleaning or treating the rail.