The invention relates to a transfer car (100) for sleepers designed to outfit a railway vehicle of the type comprising equipment for laying down new sleepers (21) and/or removing worn sleepers (22), the transfer car (100) comprising an undercarriage (110) supported by at least one running gear (112), the transfer car (100) being characterized in that it comprises at least one traverser (50) supported by an armature (60), the armature (60) being supported by the undercarriage (110) and fixed in relation to the undercarriage (110), the traverser (50) being configured to move the sleepers from at least one receiving zone (Z1, Z2) to at least one conveying platform (P2).

The invention relates to a transfer car (100) for sleepers designed to outfit a railway vehicle of the type comprising equipment for laying down new sleepers (21) and/or removing worn sleepers (22), the transfer car (100) comprising an undercarriage (110) supported by at least one running gear (112), the transfer car (100) being characterized in that it comprises at least one traverser (50) supported by an armature (60), the armature (60) being supported by the undercarriage (110) and fixed in relation to the undercarriage (110), the traverser (50) being configured to move the sleepers from at least one receiving zone (Z1, Z2) to at least one conveying platform (P2).

A system for distributing rail ties along the side of a track from a rail car and consist of the rail cars is disclosed. Each rail car includes a floor conveyor conveying rail ties to a singulating conveyor assembly which advances rail ties individually to a dealer having an indexing mechanism which selectively releases individual rail ties onto a discharge chute. The discharge chute is oriented so ties dropped on the discharge chute are discharged out a selected side of the rail car. A controller on each rail tie distribution car communicates with a computing resource which implements a plan for selectively discharging ties from cars selected by the computing resource to discharge ties at selected drop off locations.

A system for distributing rail ties along the side of a track from a rail car and consist of the rail cars is disclosed. Each rail car includes a floor conveyor conveying rail ties to a singulating conveyor assembly which advances rail ties individually to a dealer having an indexing mechanism which selectively releases individual rail ties onto a discharge chute. The discharge chute is oriented so ties dropped on the discharge chute are discharged out a selected side of the rail car. A controller on each rail tie distribution car communicates with a computing resource which implements a plan for selectively discharging ties from cars selected by the computing resource to discharge ties at selected drop off locations.

Systems and methods for distributing rail ties are disclosed. A method of distributing rail ties at a side of a track comprises providing a plurality of rail tie distribution cars in a consist. Each of the plurality of rail tie distribution cars has a distribution car controller and a discharge means configured to selectively distribute a rail tie on at least one side of the track. The method comprises generating a rail tie distribution plan identifying a plurality of rail tie drop off locations and selecting, from the plurality of rail tie distribution cars in the consist, one rail tie distribution car to distribute a rail tie at one of the plurality of rail tie drop off locations. The distribution car controller and the discharge means of the selected one of the plurality of rail tie distribution cars distributes the rail tie at the drop off location.