Rail splice plate

A method of repairing rail daps comprising

• pulling a first rail towards a second rail until abutting rail ends are substantially in contact;
• securing a rail splice plate to the first and second rail;
• wherein
• the rail splice plate has first and third rsp holes that align with first and third rail holes on the first rail;
• the rail splice plate has second and fourth rsp holes that align with second and fourth rail holes on the second rail;
• the first, second, third, and fourth rsp holes are substantially circular;
• and
• the rail splice plate is secured to the first and second rails with rail bolts having a cross section that is only 1/32 of an inch or less smaller than a diameter of the first, second, third, and fourth rsp holes.

A rail repair kit comprising:

• a first and a second pin;
• a first and a second bolt;
• a first and a second threaded hole;
• a first and a second receiving bore;
• the first receiving bore is fixedly mounted onto a trading end of the first pin via a first receiving bore mount;
• the second receiving bore is fixedly mounted onto a trailing end of the second pin via a second receiving bore mount;
• the receiving bores further comprise substantially smooth inner surfaces defining receiving bore holes;
• a first and a second threaded hole mount that mounts the respective first and second threaded hole onto the respective first and second pin;
• the first and the second threaded hole mount is shaped to removeably engaged with respective leading ends of the first and the second pins;
• the threaded holes further comprise threaded inner surfaces defining threaded hole openings;
• the receiving bores are shaped so as to allow a leading end of the bolts to pass through the receiving bores and to engage with a bolt head;
• the threaded holes are shaped so as to functionally engage with a leading end of the bolts;
• the pins have a cross section measuring 1 inch in diameter;
• the bolts have a cross section measuring 1 inch in diameter;
• the bolts further comprise a head shaped to be rotated by one of a bit and a socket;
• the first and the second threaded holes are of unitary construction with the respective first and second threaded hole mounts;
• the first and the second receiving bores are of unitary construction with the respective first and second receiving bore mounts;
• and
• at least one rail splice plate;
• wherein
• the rail splice plate has first and third rsp holes that align with first and third rail holes on a first rail;
• the rail splice plate has second and fourth rsp holes that align with second and fourth rail holes on a second rail;
• the first, second, third, and fourth rsp holes are substantially circular;
• and
• four rail bolts, each having a cross section that is within 1/32 of a diameter of the first, second, third, and fourth rsp holes.