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US 5,746,400 AGranted
Rail crossing assembly
AssigneeABC Rail Products Corporation
InventorsJames A. Remington, Kenneth L. Schultz, Russell R. Hein
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Abstract
A railroad trackwork rail crossing having four rail intersection corners is comprised, at each corner, of four corner casting elements which have angled planforms, co-operating straight intermediate rail elements, co-operating straight guard rail elements, cooperating straight traffic rail elements, and bolt fasteners joining the casting and rail elements into a rigid unitary rail crossing structure.
Claims6
A railroad trackwork rail crossing having at least one crossing corner, and comprising at each crossing corner;
- four spaced-apart corner casting elements each having an angled planform and an upper point surface;
- straight intermediate rail elements co-operating with the angled planforms of said corner casting elements;
- straight traffic rail elements co-operating with the angled planforms of said corner casting elements;
- straight guard rail elements co-operating with the angled planforms of said corner casting elements;
- flangeway filler elements co-operating with said straight intermediate rail elements and with said straight traffic and guard rail elements to define railcar wheel flangeway therebetween;
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- bolt fasteners joining said corner casting elements, said straight intermediate rail element, said straight traffic rail elements, said straight guard rail elements, and said flangeway filler elements into a unitary rigid structure.
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