Embedded railway track system

A rail crossing seal system comprising an elongated insert installed between a panel and a rail, said rail being of the kind having a head, a web, and a base, said elongated insert being formed of resilient material and having a profile comprising:

• a head having a panel side adapted for abutting against said panel when installed, and having a top surface positioned at substantially the same height as the top of said rail when installed;
• said head further having a rail side conforming in profile shape to, and adapted for, abutting against the side of the head and web of said rail when installed;
• a cantilevered leg extending downwardly from said head in position to abut against the web and base of said rail when installed;
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• said leg having a bottom end adapted for abutting against rail fasteners associated with said rail when installed.

An embedded railway track assembly comprising:

• a pair of rails parallely aligned on ties and provided with rail fasteners, each of said rails having a head connected to a base by a web;
• a gauge panel positioned between said rails;
• field panels positioned outside of and along said parallel rails;
• an elongated gauge insert for each of said rails, said elongated gauge inserts being installed between said gauge panel and one of rails, and each of said elongated gauge inserts having a profile comprising:
• a main body having a gauge panel side abutting against said gauge panel, a top surface being offset downwardly from a top of said rail a distance sufficient to accommodate a flange of a wheel on said rail;
• a cantilevered gauge leg projecting from said main body toward said rail and abutting the web thereof;
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• a resilient cantilevered arm projecting from said main body toward said rail and upwardly toward the head of said rail, said resilient cantilevered arm being positioned above said cantilevered gauge leg, said resilient cantilevered arm further having a rail end abutting against said rail head;
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• an elongated field insert for each of said rails, said elongated field inserts being installed between one of said field panels and one of said rails, and each of said elongated field inserts having a profile comprising:
• an insert head having a panel side abutting against said field panel, a top surface positioned at substantially the same height as a top of said rail, and a rail side conforming in profile shape to and abutting against the head of said rail;
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• a cantilevered field leg extending downwardly from said insert head, said cantilevered field leg abutting against the web and the base of said rail and having a bottom end abutting against the rail fasteners.

A rail crossing seal system comprising an elongated member installed between a rail and a surrounding surface, said elongated member having a profile comprising:

• a main body having a top surface, a surface side, and a bottom surface;
• a cantilevered leg extending from the rail side of said main body, said leg having a rail end, a bottom side extending from the rail end to said main body, and a top side extending from the rail end to said main body;
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• a cantilevered resilient arm extending upwardly from said main body and in the same direction as said cantilevered leg, said resilient arm having a rail end, a top surface extending from the rail end to said main body, and a bottom surface extending from the rail end to said main body.

An embedded railway assembly comprising:

• a ballast material;
• a plurality of ties located on said ballast material and positioned parallel to each other;
• a pair of rails extending parallel to each other and located on said plurality of ties, each of said rails having a head connected to a base by a web;
• means for securing said base of said rails to said ties and said ballast;
• a gauge panel located between said rails, said gauge panel having a top surface at substantially the same height as said rails and a rail side facing said rails;
• a gauge insert having a main body which rests on said means for securing and contacts the rail side of said surrounding surface, a cantilevered gauge leg which extends from the main body and contacts said rail, and a cantilevered resilient arm which contacts a lower portion of the head of said rail;
• a field panel positioned on the outside of said pair of rails, said field panel having a top surface at substantially the same height as the surrounding surface and a rail side facing said rail;
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• a field insert having a head and a field leg extending below the head, the head of said field insert having a top surface at substantially the same height as said rail and said field panel, a rail side which contacts said rail, and a panel side which contacts the rail side of said field panel, and the field leg of said field insert having a rail side which contacts said rail and a bottom end which contacts said rail and said means for securing.