Rail alignment tool

A rail alignment tool for aligning a rail segment of a railroad track positioned on a plurality of railroad ties, the rail segment having a longitudinal axis, said rail alignment tool comprising:

• a first side member comprising a first adjustment arm configured to be positioned adjacent a first side of a railroad tie of the plurality of railroad ties, a second adjustment arm configured to be positioned adjacent a second side of the railroad tie opposite the first side of the railroad tie, a first adjustment member and a rail alignment member configured to move the rail segment in a first direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, the rail segment extending adjacent said rail alignment member, said first adjustment member configured to move said rail alignment member in the first direction to engage the rail segment and move the rail segment in the first direction;
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• a second side member configured to receive said first adjustment arm and said second adjustment arm.

A rail alignment tool for aligning rail segments of a railroad track positioned on a plurality of railroad ties, the rail segments having a longitudinal axis, said rail alignment tool comprising:

• a first side member comprising a first adjustment arm, a second adjustment arm, a connecting member connecting the first adjustment arm to the second adjustment arm, a first adjustment member and a rail alignment member, said first adjustment member configured to move said rail alignment member in a first direction that is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis;
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• a second side member comprising a first receiving member, a second receiving member and a second connecting member connecting the first receiving member to the second receiving member, said first receiving member configured to receive said first adjustment arm, said second receiving member configured to receive said second adjustment arm, wherein at least one of said first side member and said second side member comprise a second adjustment member configured to extend from at least one of said first connecting member and said second connecting member in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction and the longitudinal axis.

A rail alignment tool for aligning rail segments of a railroad track positioned on a plurality of railroad ties, said rail alignment tool comprising:

• a first side member comprising a first adjustment arm and a second adjustment arm;
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• a second side member configured to receive said first adjustment arm and said second adjustment arm, wherein said first and second adjustment arms are configured to extend around a tie plate while the tie plate is coupled to a railroad tie of the plurality of railroad ties and move a rail segment relative to the tie plate.