Rail seat assembly

A rail seat as claimed in claim [4] 1 in which the projections on the rail pad are thickened in the vertical direction to provide a larger bearing surface on the sides of the support shoulder.

A rail seat which includes

• a) a rail tie
• b) a pair of rail fastening support shoulders mounted on said rail tie so that a rail can be held to the tie between said shoulders each shoulder having a [a] rail face and side portions on each side of said rail face extending away from the rail
• c) a rail pad adapted to lie on said tie between said shoulders which has a pair of projections extending parallel to the tie along side each side portion of each shoulder and a resilient tab on each projection adapted to abut the side portions of said support shoulder to retain the pad in position between the support shoulders.

A rail seat which includes

• a) a rail tie
• b) a pair of rail fastening support shoulders mounted on said rail tie so that a rail can be held to the tie between said shoulders each shoulder having a [a] rail face and side portions on each side of said rail face extending away from the rail
• c) a rail pad adapted to lie on said tie between said shoulders which has a pair of projections extending parallel to the tie along side each side portion of each shoulder the projections being proportioned to prevent the pad from moving out of position under the creep load conditions present when rail cars pass over the rail seat.