Rail tie plate with spike retention capability

A railroad spike retention system for retaining spikes to rail ties, comprising:

• a tie plate with spaced apart parallel first and second raised ridges for positioning a rail to a rail tie;
• first spaced apart vertical brackets fixed to the tie plate adjacent to the first raised ridge, each of the first brackets having an upper through-hole passing from one side to an opposite side, each upper through-hole above heads of first rail spikes;
• a first elongated rod being inserted through each upper through-hole in the vertical brackets over the top of the spikes to retain the first spikes from coming out;
• second spaced apart vertical brackets fixed to the tie plate adjacent to the second raised ridge, each of the second brackets having an upper through-hole passing from one side to an opposite side, each upper through-hole above heads of second rail spikes;
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• a second elongated rod being inserted through each upper through-hole in the vertical brackets over the top of the spikes to retain the second spikes from coming out.

A railroad spike retention system for retaining spikes to rail ties, comprising:

• a tie plate with spaced apart parallel first and second raised ridges for positioning a rail to a rail tie;
• first spaced apart studs with threaded ends fixed to the tie plate adjacent to the first raised ridge, each of the first studs having an upper through-hole passing from one side to an opposite side, each upper through-hole above heads of first spikes;
• a first flat plate attached to the threaded ends of the first studs over the top of the first spikes to retain the first spikes from coming out;
• second spaced apart studs with threaded ends fixed to the tie plate adjacent to the second raised ridge, each of the second studs having an upper through-hole passing from one side to an opposite side, each upper through-hole above heads of second spikes;
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• a second flat plate attached to the threaded ends of the second studs over the top of the second spikes to retain the second spikes from coming out.

A railroad spike retention system for retaining spikes to rail ties, comprising:

• a tie plate with spaced apart parallel first and second raised ridges for positioning a rail to a rail tie, the tie plate having a first set of spikes adjacent to the first raised ridge and a second set of spikes adjacent to the second raised ridge, the first set of spikes and the second set of spikes attaching the tie plate to a railroad tie;
• first studs fixed to the tie plate adjacent to the first raised ridge;
• a first horizontal metal plate having upwardly facing first inverted L shaped brackets, and through-holes for allowing the first studs to pass therethrough, with first fasteners for attaching the first horizontal plate to the threaded ends of the first studs;
• first w shaped spring clips for being inserted into the first inverted L-shaped brackets with portions of the first w shaped spring clips over tops of the first set of spikes to retain the first set of spikes from coming out;
• second studs fixed to the tie plate adjacent to the second raised ridge;
• a second horizontal metal plate having upwardly facing second inverted L shaped brackets, and through-holes for allowing the second studs to pass therethrough, with second fasteners for attaching the second horizontal plate to the threaded ends of the second studs;
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• second w shaped spring clips for being inserted into the second inverted L-shaped brackets with portions of the second w shaped spring clips over tops of the second set of spikes to retain the second set of spikes from coming out.

A railroad spike retention system for retaining spikes to rail ties, comprising:

• a metal tie plate with spaced apart parallel first and second raised ridges for positioning a rail to a rail tie, the tie plate having a first plurality of spike holes adjacent to the first raised ridge an and a second plurality of spike holes adjacent to the second raised ridge, the first plurality of spike holes and the second plurality of spike holes used for the retaining spikes for attaching the tie plate to the railroad ties;
• a first plurality of spaced apart metal structures fixed to an upper surface of the metal tie plate adjacent to the first raised ridge, each of the metal structures having an elongated horizontal opening parallel to the upper surface of the metal plate, each elongated horizontal opening having a longitudinal axis being substantially perpendicular to the first raised ridge on the tie plate;
• first w shaped spring clips having legs inserted into each elongated horizontal opening of the first plurality of metal structures, with midportions of the first w shaped spring clips over tops of the spikes to retain the spikes from coming out;
• a second plurality of spaced apart metal structures fixed to an upper surface of the metal tie plate adjacent to the second raised ridge, each of the metal structures having an elongated horizontal opening parallel to the upper surface of the metal plate, each elongated horizontal opening having a longitudinal axis being substantially perpendicular to the second raised ridge on the tie plate;
• second w shaped spring clips having legs inserted into each elongated horizontal opening of the second plurality of metal structures, with midportions of the second w shaped spring clips over tops of the spikes to retain the spikes from coming out.

A railroad spike retention system for retaining spikes to rail ties, comprising:

• a metal tie plate with spaced apart parallel first and second raised ridges for positioning a rail to a rail tie, the tie plate having a first plurality of spike holes adjacent to the first raised ridge an and a second plurality of spike holes adjacent to the second raised ridge, the first plurality of spike holes and the second plurality of spike holes used for the retaining spikes for attaching the tie plate to the railroad ties;
• a first plurality of spaced apart metal structures fixed to an upper surface of the metal tie plate adjacent to the first raised ridge, each of the metal structures having an angled opening to the upper surface of the metal plate, each elongated angled opening having a longitudinal axis being substantially perpendicular to the first raised ridge on the tie plate;
• first w shaped spring clips having legs inserted into each elongated angled opening of the first plurality of metal structures, with midportions of the first w shaped spring clips over tops of the spikes to retain the spikes from coming out;
• a second plurality of spaced apart metal structures fixed to an upper surface of the metal tie plate adjacent to the second raised ridge, each of the metal structures having an elongated angled opening to the upper surface of the metal plate, each elongated angled opening having a longitudinal axis being substantially perpendicular to the second raised ridge on the tie plate;
• second w shaped spring clips having legs inserted into each elongated angled opening of the second plurality of metal structures, with midportions of the second w shaped spring clips over tops of the spikes to retain the spikes from coming out.