Rail tie plate clips and shoulders

A steel tie for incorporation in a rail track, comprising a generally horizontal oblong rectangular plate member for connection transversely of the rail and for restraining vertical rail movement, said oblong plate member having two shorter and two longer sides, and a web member extending generally vertically on the underside of the plate member and generally parallel to and spaced inwardly substantially centrally of said longer sides of the plate member and serving to restrain longitudinal rail movement, wherein said tie includes at least one ballast engaging plate member connected to the tie on its underside and facing generally transversely of the rail for restraining lateral tie movement, and wherein each said ballast engaging plate member has at least one upper end portion passing through an opening in the horizontal plate member.

A steel tie for incorporation in a rail track, comprising a generally horizontal oblong rectangular plate member for connection transversely of the rail and for restraining vertical rail movement, said oblong plate member having two shorter and two longer sides, and a web member extending generally vertically on the underside of the plate member and generally parallel to and spaced inwardly substantially centrally of said longer sides of the plate member and serving to restrain longitudinal rail movement, wherein said tie includes at least one ballast engaging plate member connected to the tie on its underside and facing generally transversely of the rail for restraining lateral tie movement, and where said web member extends through a slot in an upper side of each said ballast engaging plate member.

In combination:

• a steel tie for incorporation in a rail track, comprising a generally horizontal oblong rectangular plate member for connection transversely of the rail and for restraining vertical rail movement, said oblong plate member having two shorter and two longer sides, and a web member extending generally vertically on the underside of the plate member and generally parallel to and spaced inwardly substantially centrally of said longer sides of the plate member and serving to restrain longitudinal rail movement;
• and means for fastening a rail relative to the horizontal plate member comprising two hook-in shoulder members for bearing on opposite sides of the rail flange respectively, and each shoulder member having at least one hook-in leg for passing through corresponding apertures in the horizontal plate member of the tie and for engaging with the lower side of the horizontal plate member.

A steel tie for incorporation in a rail track, comprising a generally horizontal oblong rectangular plate member for connection transversely of the rail and for restraining vertical rail movement, said oblong plate member having two shorter and two longer sides, and a web member extending generally vertically on the underside of the plate member and generally parallel to and spaced inwardly substantially centrally of said longer sides of the plate member and serving to restrain longitudinal rail movement;

• wherein said tie includes at least one separately formed ballast engaging plate member connected to the tie on its underside and facing generally transversely of the rail for restraining lateral tie movement;
• and wherein said at least one ballast engaging plate member is detachably connected to said tie.

A steel tie for incorporation in a rail track, comprising a generally horizontal oblong rectangular plate member for connection transversely of the rail and for restraining vertical rail movement, said oblong plate member having two shorter and two longer sides, and a web member extending generally vertically on the underside of the plate member and generally parallel to and spaced inwardly substantially centrally of said longer sides of the plate member and serving to restrain longitudinal rail movement said web member having a lower edge portion of increased thickness as compared with an upper portion of the web for carrying tensile and compressive stresses arising from bending of the tie.