Modular lift rail system

A lifting rail apparatus for lifting and transporting a work piece comprises, a plurality of adjustable ground engaging support members, modular rails secured to said ground engagement support members, a trolley assembly within said modular rails, said trolley assembly comprises, a trolley support frame, a pair of flexible wheel assemblies on said support frame, said wheel assemblies comprising a tie rod rotatably positioned on its longitudinal axis within said trolley support frame, an axle and bearing assembly extending from said respective tie rods in 90 degree relation thereto and wheels rotatably positioned thereon in oppositely disposed relation to one another, a lift beam movable laterally along said rails, said modular rails and said lift beam comprised of pairs of identical interconnected rail sections defining a trolley guide track therebetween, said rail sections being longitudinally staggered from one another, for overlapping end to end engagement with adjacent rail sections, rail support brackets removably securing said modular rails to said support members in pivoted spaced parallel relation thereto, said rail support brackets comprising, a threaded support element, a pin removably extending through said support element, apertured aligned lugs extending from a support tube, and oppositely disposed rail engagement flanges on said tube.