Method and apparatus for installation of quench car track for coke oven batteries

A method for installing railroad track on a base, comprising the steps of:

• embedding at least one levelling block in said base;
• placing a layer of nonpermeable flexible sheet material on said base and levelling block;
• depositing a layer of aggregate on said sheet material;
• placing at least two elongated precast concrete panels on said aggregate layer with adjoining portions thereof overlying said levelling block, each of said panels having a plurality of vertically oriented holes therethrough;
• installing ties and rails on said precast concrete panels;
• and
• injecting a hardenable grout into said gravel layer.

A quench car track installation for a coke oven battery, comprising:

• a slag base;
• at least two parallel elongated levelling blocks embedded in said base;
• a layer of nonpermeable sheet material on said base and levelling blocks;
• a layer of aggregate on said sheet material overlying said levelling blocks;
• a bonding agent distributed through said aggregate layer for bonding the particles thereof together;
• at least two elongated precast concrete panels disposed on said aggregate layer with adjoining portions thereof overlying said levelling blocks;
• a plurality of ties restrained against movement in a horizontal plane with respect to the upper surfaces of said panels;
• and
• a pair of rails mounted on said ties.