Abstract: The present disclosure relates to devices, lidar systems, and vehicles that include optical redirectors. An example lidar system includes a transmitter and a receiver. The transmitter includes at least one light-emitter device configured to transmit emission light into an environment. The receiver is configured to detect return light from the environment and includes a plurality of apertures, a plurality of photodetectors, and a plurality of optical redirectors. Each optical redirector is configured to optically couple a respective portion of return light from a respective aperture to at least one photodetector of the plurality of photodetectors. Each optical redirector also has a rotational orientation relative to other optical redirectors such that the redirection paths of optical redirectors that correspond to adjacent apertures are not coplanar with one another.

Abstract: A rail cutting apparatus mountable on a rail and having a linkage structure which supports a rail saw in an upright position at either side of a rail. The linkage structure and rail saw have coacting structure including a mounting block and a mounting plate which securely lock the rail saw in either of its positions and which enable movement of the rail saw between these two positions without complete removal of the rail saw from the linkage structure.