Rail puller, with wedge clamp

A rail puller for attachment to the end of a rail having a base, a web extending upwardly therefrom, and a head at the upper end thereof, comprising,

• a generally flat top plate having opposite ends, opposite sides, a top surface and a bottom surface;
• a first side plate secured to one side of said top plate and extending downwardly therefrom, and first side plate having opposite ends, and inner and outer surfaces;
• a second side plate secured to the other side of said top place extending downwardly therefrom in a horizontally spaced relationship with respect to said first side plate, said second side plate having opposite ends and inner and outer surface,
• a first member secured to the inside surface of said first side plate and protruding inwardly therefrom;
• a second member secured to the inside surface of said second side plate and protruding inwardly therefrom;
• said first and second side plates being spaced so that the end of a rail may be positioned therebetween with the head of the rail being positioned below said top plate;
• a wedge member having a width less than the distance between the upper ends of said first and second side plates so that said wedge member may be inserted and wedged between the upper surface of the said head of said rail and said top plate to force said first and second members into engagement with the underside of said head;
• and lift engaging means for engaging a lifting means for lifting the rail.