US433803A - Railroad-track - Google Patents

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(No Model.)

S. J. MORSE. RAILROAD TRACK.

Patented Au 5, 1 90.

IN VENTOR A TTORNE Y8 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,

STEWART J. MORSE, OF ST. JAMES, LOUISIANA.

RAI LROAD-TRACK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 433,803, dated August 5,1890.

Application filed February 26, 1890. Serial No. 341,792. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, STEWART J. MORSE, of St. James, in the parish of St. James and State of Louisiana, have invented a new and Improved Railroad-Track, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of the invention is to provide a new and improved railroad-track which is simple and durable in construction, is easily laid and repaired, and prevents the spreading of the rails.

The invention consists in certain parts and details and combinations of the same, as will be described hereinafter, and then pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure l is a perspective view of the improvement. Fig. 2 is a transverse section of the same on the line 00 0c in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is an enlarged plan view of the joint of the sleeper-sections, the rail being removed. Fig.

4 is a side elevation of the same, and Fig. 5 is aside elevation of parts of a sleeper and tie.

The improved railway track A is constructed wholly of metal, and is provided with two longitudinal sleepers B and B, supporting the rails C and C, only the heads of which project above the said sleepers. Each of the sleepers B and B is made of two upright plates D and E, slightly inclined toward each other, so as to form a narrow slot at the top and to engage the under side of the head of the rail, as is plainly shown in Fig. 2. The lower ends of the platesD and E are provided with outwardly-bent flanges F, restingv on the ground on which the track is to be laid.

At suitable distances apart on each sleeper are formed transverse openings D and E in the sleeper-plates D and E for the admission of a key-plate G, provided on its outer ends with downwardly-extending bosses G and G abutting against the outside of the sleeperplates D and E. On top of this key-plate G rests the transversely-extending tie I-I, projecting beyond the two sleepers, and on the top .of which rest lugs I and I, formed on each of the sleeper-plates D and E, directly above the lugs or bosses G and G of the keyplate G. Bolts J and J, respectively, pass through the lugsI and G and the tie H, and the lugs I, the tie II, and the lug G respectively, so as to fasten the several parts together. It is understood that the tie H extends at right angles to the two sleepers B and B, the openings D and E being made oppositely in the plates of the sleepers B and B. In order to further fasten the tie H to the key-plate G, a bolt L is employed between the sleeper-plates D and E. On the top of the tie H also rests a lug N, projecting inward from each sleeper-plate D or E, the said lugs forming a resting-place for the base of the rail 0 or 0. (See Fig. ,2.)

In order to fasten the sectional sleepers together, plates 0 are used, fitted over the joint directly above the flanges F, and bolts 0 are used to bolt the said plates 0 to the respective sleeper-plate D or E. At the joint of the two sleeper-sections a tie II is necessary, preferably made of double the width of the others and fitting into slots D and E formed in the adjacent ends of the sleeper-plates D and E, respectively. A correspondingly-wider key-plate G is also used so as to bolt the lugs I and I at the ends of the sleeper-plates to the wide tie II and the wide key-plate G.

In order to further hold the sleeper-plates D and E in proper position, short plates P and key-plates R are employed, which pass through openings E and B formed in the sleeper-plates D and E opposite each other and between the two sets of openings D and E. Lugs Q are formed at these openings D and E, which rest on top of the shortplate P, which latter again rests on top of the keyplate R, which is similar in construction to the key-plate G. Bolts S are employed to fasten the short plat-e P to the key-plate R and the lug Q. By using the short plates P and key-plates R the ties H can be placed farther apart, thus saving considerable expense in the building of the track.

\Vhen the sleepers B and B are set up to form the track and the rails G and O are in place, and the ties H are bolted to the sleepers, and the short plates P and the key-plates R are in place, then the sleepers and the ties are covered .up with earth, so that only the heads of the rails O and 0 project, as is plainly shown in Fig. 2. This forms an even track with no parts, except the rail-head, projecting, so as to prevent an easy tearing up or misplacing of the rail by any mischievous persons, as the latter would be compelled to remove all the earth before they could remove or disarrange the several parts of the track.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a railroad-track, the combination, with two sleepers, each made of two upright plates fastened together, of transverse ties bolted to the upright plates of each of the sleepers, and key-plates held under the said ties and provided with projecting lugs fitting against the outsides of the said sleeper-plates, substantially as shown and described.

2. In arailroad-track, the combination, with two sleepers, each made of two upright plates fastened together, of transverse ties bolted to the upright plates of each of the sleepers, keyplates held under the said ties and provided with projecting lugs fitting against the outsides of the said sleeper-plates, and bolts passing through lugs on the said sleeperplates, through the said ties and the said keyplates, substantially as shown and described.

,3. In a railroad-track, the combination, with a sleeper provided with two upright plates supporting the rail, of a key-plate extending transversely through apertures in the said plates, a short plate held on top of the said key-plate, lugs projecting from the said plates over the said locking-plate, and bolts passing through the said lugs, the locking-plate and key-plate, to fasten the several parts together. 4. In a railroad-track, the combination, with two sleepers, each made in two upright flanged plates having transverse-openings and inwardly-bent lugs to support the base of the rail, of key plates passing transversely through the openings of the sleeper-plates, ties passing over the said key-plates and through the two sleepers, lugs projecting from the sleeper-plates over the said ties, and bolts passing through the said lugs, the ties, and the key-plates, to fasten the several parts in place, substantially as shown and described.

5. In a railroad-track, the combination, with two sleepers, each made in two upright flanged plates having transverse openings and inwardly-bent lugs to support the base of the rail, of keyplates passing transversely through the openings of the sleeper-plates,

ties passing over the said key-plates and through the two sleepers, lugs projecting from the sleeper-plates onto the said ties, bolts passingthrough the said lugs, the ties, and

the key-plates, to fasten the several parts in place, and an additional bolt passing through each key-plate and the ties between the plates of each sleeper, substantially as shown and described.

STEWART J. MORSE.

WVitnesses:

LOUIS DUTSON, JOSEPH P. LANDEZ.

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