Abstract: A rail car apparatus includes a bridge mechanism pivotally attached to a middle rail wheel assembly. A front deck has a rear end pivotally attached to a front of the bridge mechanism, and a rear deck has a front end thereof pivotally attached to a rear of the bridge mechanism. A set of front rails is fixed to a top surface of the front deck, and a set of rear rails is fixed to a top surface of the rear deck. A set of bridge rails is fixed to the bridge mechanism between the front and rear rails and aligned therewith when the front and rear rails are aligned. The bridge mechanism, front rails, rear rails, and bridge rails are configured such that a rail vehicle can move along the front, bridge, and rear rails when the front and rear rails are oriented at an angle.

Abstract: A rail car loading apparatus includes a flat bed rail car attachable at a front end thereof to a rear end of an adjacent rail car. A front wheel set is mounted under the front end of the flat bed rail car to support the front end of the flat bed rail car on track rails, and a rear wheel set is mounted under a rear end of the flat bed rail car to support the rear end of the flat bed rail car on the track rails. The flat bed rail car is movable from a transport position wherein a top surface thereof is substantially horizontal, to a loading position wherein the top surface thereof is inclined downward from the front end thereof to the rear end thereof. The rear wheels can slide forward to allow the rear end to drop down to the loading position.

Abstract: A rail car mover apparatus for a loader vehicle comprises means to rotatably attach a pair of front rail wheels to a front end of the loader vehicle such that the front rail wheels are spaced to engage the pair of railroad rails and such that the front rail wheels can move up and down in response to forces exerted by a front actuator; means to rotatably attach a pair of rear rail wheels to a rear end of the loader vehicle such that the rear rail wheels are spaced to engage the pair of railroad rails and such that the rear rail wheels can move up and down in response to forces exerted by a rear actuator; and a coupler adapter adapted at a rear end thereof for attachment to a front portion of the loader arms and adapted at a front end thereof for coupling to a rail car hitch.

Abstract: A rail car mover apparatus for a loader vehicle comprises means to rotatably attach a pair of front rail wheels to a front end of the loader vehicle such that the front rail wheels are spaced to engage the pair of railroad rails and such that the front rail wheels can move up and down in response to forces exerted by a front actuator; means to rotatably attach a pair of rear rail wheels to a rear end of the loader vehicle such that the rear rail wheels are spaced to engage the pair of railroad rails and such that the rear rail wheels can move up and down in response to forces exerted by a rear actuator; and a coupler adapter adapted at a rear end thereof for attachment to a front portion of the loader arms and adapted at a front end thereof for coupling to a rail car hitch.