US822745A - Railway. - Google Patents

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PAT ENTED JUNE 5 1906.

M. R. LONGAURE.

RAILWAY.

APPLIGATION FILED 001230. 1905.

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PATENTED JUNE 5, 1906. M. R. LONG ACRE. RAILWAY APPLICATION FILED oomo, 1905.

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Be it known that l, Marinias ltnisrLons- 'Acns, a citizen of the United States, residing i bolts 7 at lvlillerstown, in the county of Perry and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Railways, of which the following is a specification.

My invention consists in an improved rai way, the road-bed superstructure upon Wni the rails rest beiiu formed of concrete or c most sills made in sections and firmly seI- cured together by embedded plates and tierods, the concrete or cement sills having also embedded therein suitable chairs for se" curing the rails thereto, which have suitable tie-rods extending laterally from one sill to the opposite sill, forming cross-ties. The sectional sills rest in substantially continuous base portions, formed also of concrete or cement. Asuitable cushioning-strip may be interposed between the sills and the base portion, the whole forming a durable and substantially rigid foundation structure for the rails, greatly increasing the elliciency of the railway.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of a portion of my improved railway. Fig. 2 is a side elevation: Fig. 3 is an enlarged crossectional view. Fig. 4% is an enlarged longitudinal section on the line a e of Fig. l. of the sill-sections.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of one of the rail-chairs Fig. 7 is a perspec tive view of one of the coupling-plates..

Fig. 8 is a pers ective view of a portion of the sill-base and 1 lg. 59 is a side elevation of one or the sills, snowing a mod fied folm of the coupling-rods.

A; is the base portion of my improved railway, preferably made of concrete having the recessed portion a, into which the sectional sills are placed. The sectional sills B are Dreierably made of cement and molded into the nroner form.

c represen 113 we raltchairs, suitably seeped 0 receive the rail and having the extensions 3. d c. I

clamping-plate secured to the chairs d, which lunuy clamp the rods 1 in these "El reorerents tie-slates, to which tie-rods L a are secured. The chairs C and the tie plates E are molded the sill-sections B, and the top of the base of the chairs is inset by the recess b' in base of the-rail l rests flush with the surface nection tor l 5 is a perspective view oi one.

.-.'the surface of the sill, so that the of the chair and sill.

Grepresents. tie-rods, molded also in the sills and secured to the cha s for coupling the cha' stogeth storming a firm stiffening condls. represents f ds forming cross-ties eX I ending laterally m sill to sill, preferably tapped into the extensions 0 of the chairs and having a turnbuckle f therein, so that adjustment is readily obtained in setting the sills fior seeming alinernent of the rails. The

uend ezdtensions c of the plates E project be yond thal 'sides of the sills sufficiently to receive the bolts H. The ends of the extensions c of the chairs are set about flush with the inner sides of the sills, so that the crossties F may be readily inserted or removed.

J is a suitable cushioning-strip, which may be inserted between the sills and the base portion.

ln the modification illustrated in Fig. 9 the rods extend through the length of the sill and project atone end slightly beyond the sill for the purpose of further strengthening the sill and forming dowel-pins fol-fitting the adjoining sill.

The sills and. base portion when finally set are ballasted, preferably by stone or cinders or suitable material, thus forming a solid concrete and. cement road-bed securely bound together and capable of rapid and inexpensive construction.

Having now described my invention, what ll claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters lPatent, is

1. A. railway having sectional sills for supporting the rails formed of cement or concrete said sectional sills resting in a substantially continuous base portion formed of concrete or cement said sectional sills being suitably tied together.

2. A railway having sectional sills for supporting the rails formed of'cement or concrete said sectional sills being tied together by plates embedded in the sills having suit able'bolts coupling said plates together.

A railway having sectional sills for sup porting the rails formed of cement or concrete said sectional sills being tied together by plates embedded in the sills having suitable bolts coupling said plates together, said and strengthening the sectional sills resting in a substantially continuous base portion formed of concrete or cement. 1

4. A railway having sectional sillsformed 5 of concrete or cement said sectionalsills being suitably tied together and having embedded therein suitable chairs for supporting the rails.

- 5. A railway having sectional sills formed of concrete or cement, saidtsectional sills being suitably tied together and having en1bedded therein suitable chairs for supporting the rails, said chairs having lateral adjustable tie-rods, connecting with chairs opposite.

6. A railway having sectional SlllS formed of cement said sectional sills being suitably tied together and having embedded therein suitable chairs for supportin r the rails said sectional sills resting in a substantially continuous base portion formed of concrete.

7. A railway having sectional sills formed of cement said sectional sills being suitably tied together and having embedded therein suitable chairs for supporting the rails, said sectional sills resting in a substantially continuous base portion formed of concrete, and a cushioning-strip between the sills and the base portion.

8. A railway having sectional sills formed of concrete or cement said sectional sills being suitably tied together and having embedded therein suitable chairs for .pporting the rails said chairs having lateral adjustable tie-rods connecting with chairs opposite and said sectional sills resting in substantially continuous base portions formed of concrete or cement.

9. A railway having sectional cement sills suitably tied together, and having embedded therein suitable chairs for suppof'ting the rails said chairs having lateral adjust-able tierods connecting with chairs opposite and said sectional sills resting in substantially continuous concrete base portions.

10. A railway having sectional cement or concrete sills suitably tied together and having embedded therein chairs for supporting the rails having rods passing through them and extending the length of the sills, forming dowel-pins at one end of said sills.

In testimony whereof I a'tl'lx my signature in presence of two witnesses.

lllAT'llllAS ltElFF LONGACRE.

Witnesses:

O. B. WARD, AMANDA MENDENHALL.

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