US128120A - Improvement in railway tracks - Google Patents
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E01—CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
- E01B—PERMANENT WAY; PERMANENT-WAY TOOLS; MACHINES FOR MAKING RAILWAYS OF ALL KINDS
- E01B3/00—Transverse or longitudinal sleepers; Other means resting directly on the ballastway for supporting rails
- E01B3/28—Transverse or longitudinal sleepers; Other means resting directly on the ballastway for supporting rails made from concrete or from natural or artificial stone
- E01B3/38—Longitudinal sleepers; Longitudinal sleepers integral or combined with tie-rods; Combined longitudinal and transverse sleepers; Layers of concrete supporting both rails
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- My invention consists of a continuous wall of semi-elastic concrete, covered and protected on the top by a wall plate or cap of boiler-iron, to which the clamps which hold the rail are bolted, a strip of board being interposed between the rail and wall-plate.
- the center ⁇ of the wall lies under and parallel to the rail.
- the track is prevented from spreading and the rails and walls on which they rest securely braced and connected by wrought-iron crossties; the object of my invention being to con-k struct a rm but not rigid road-bed which will 'support the rails at every point, and to dispense almost altogether with the use of wood under the rails.
- Figure l is a perspective xiew of my track; Fig. 2, a plan View of the same; and Fig. 3, a cross-section, on an enlarged scale, through the section-line A B of Fig. 2.
- C C are concrete walls, which are formed by digging ditches in the ballast of the width and depth desired, and lling these ditches with broken stones, gravel, and sand combined with a sufficient quantity of cement or lime and coal-tar to give it consistency.
- This concrete setsin a short time, forming a strong, continnous, semi-elastic wall, which is less dense and rigid than a similar wall of masonry would be.
- the walls are covered on the top by the iron plates D D, the edges of which are turned down and fit over the beveled edges E E of the wall G, clamping and holding the walls se.
- the/boards F F which are about one inch in thickness, are placed, these boards being the only Wood used.
- the rails T T rest on the boards F F, and are secured to the wall plates or caps D D by the clamps G Gr and bolts H H.
- the boards F F are inserted between the rail T and Wall-cap D to obviate the noise, jar, and wear and tear ⁇ caused by passing trains.
- the rails and walls are securely tied together by the wrought-iron ties I I, the ends of which turn over the outer bevel of the wall-caps D D.
- the ties pass under the boards F F, which are mortised out to t them. Care is taken in laying the track to break all joints, as shown in Figs.
- ballast N Figs. 1 and 3
- L joint in board F
- M the joint in the wall plate or cap D.
- the ballast N is brought up level with the board F both between the rails and along the sides, being rammed rmly to support the walls C C.
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Description
' JOSEPH H. CO'NNELLY.
Impr-ovvment in Railway-Tracks.
No. 128,120. Patented1une1s,172.
"if, NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.
JOSEPH H. OONNELLY, OF PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE,- HALF OF HIS RIGHT TO JOSEPH O. TILTON, OF SAME PLACE.
IMPROVEMENT IN RAILWAY TRACKS.
Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 128,120, dated June 18, 1872.
Speciication describing certain Improvements in Railroad Tracks, invented by JOSEPH H. CONNELLY, of the city of Pittsburg, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania.
My invention consists of a continuous wall of semi-elastic concrete, covered and protected on the top by a wall plate or cap of boiler-iron, to which the clamps which hold the rail are bolted, a strip of board being interposed between the rail and wall-plate. The center` of the wall lies under and parallel to the rail. The track is prevented from spreading and the rails and walls on which they rest securely braced and connected by wrought-iron crossties; the object of my invention being to con-k struct a rm but not rigid road-bed which will 'support the rails at every point, and to dispense almost altogether with the use of wood under the rails.
In the drawing, Figure l is a perspective xiew of my track; Fig. 2, a plan View of the same; and Fig. 3, a cross-section, on an enlarged scale, through the section-line A B of Fig. 2.
C C are concrete walls, which are formed by digging ditches in the ballast of the width and depth desired, and lling these ditches with broken stones, gravel, and sand combined with a sufficient quantity of cement or lime and coal-tar to give it consistency. This concrete setsin a short time, forming a strong, continnous, semi-elastic wall, which is less dense and rigid than a similar wall of masonry would be. The walls are covered on the top by the iron plates D D, the edges of which are turned down and fit over the beveled edges E E of the wall G, clamping and holding the walls se.
curely together. On the top of the plates D D the/boards F F, which are about one inch in thickness, are placed, these boards being the only Wood used. kThe rails T T rest on the boards F F, and are secured to the wall plates or caps D D by the clamps G Gr and bolts H H. The boards F F are inserted between the rail T and Wall-cap D to obviate the noise, jar, and wear and tear` caused by passing trains. The rails and walls are securely tied together by the wrought-iron ties I I, the ends of which turn over the outer bevel of the wall-caps D D. The ties pass under the boards F F, which are mortised out to t them. Care is taken in laying the track to break all joints, as shown in Figs. l and 2, K showing railjoint; L, joint in board F; and M, the joint in the wall plate or cap D. The ballast N, Figs. 1 and 3, is brought up level with the board F both between the rails and along the sides, being rammed rmly to support the walls C C.
Any suitable clamps and cross-ties may be used; but I prefer using those shown in the drawing.
What I claim as'my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, 1s-
The concrete walls O C, iron Wall-caps D D, and boards F F, constructed and arranged as described, and for the purpose specified.
JOSEPH H. CONNELLY. Witnesses:
FRANCIS L. CLARK, ANDREW HUMBERT.
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| US2750118A (en) * | 1953-02-10 | 1956-06-12 | Transp Dev Corp | Track and road bed construction |
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| US2750118A (en) * | 1953-02-10 | 1956-06-12 | Transp Dev Corp | Track and road bed construction |
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