Abstract: The tie plates, normally, made of steel, have a wrap-around device that gives additional support. The wrap-around device goes around or partially the tie and takes various forms as such. It may be a U-shaped bracket with the top section welded to the tie plate. The vertical legs extend beyond the bottom of the tie and have a bolt between the bottoms of the legs. The brackets may be further secured to the tie by lag screws. The tie plate would still have conventional spikes. In another embodiment, it may be shaped as a metal box that is attached to the tie plate by welding with bolts or lag screws in the sides of the box. The design of these devices transfers weight vertically as well as sideways from the wheels. If the ties are made of concrete, the box design allows the concrete to flow therethrough.

Abstract: A fastener apparatus for a railroad rail and tie includes a yoke plate support frame and a yoke plate. The yoke plate support frame includes opposing securing arms coupled by a perpendicular yoke plate support. The opposing securing arms are spaced apart to detachably seat the yoke plate support over the railroad tie. Attachment tabs extend above the perpendicular yoke plate support from the opposing securing arms. The yoke plate includes a first plate extending along a first plane, a second plate extending out from an edge of the first plate and along a second plane which is at a different angle from the first plane, and yoke plate attachment tabs coupled to the first plate and the second plate. The yoke plate attachment tabs are configured to detachably couple the yoke plate to the yoke plate support frame through the attachment tabs of the opposing securing arms.

Abstract: An exemplary fastener apparatus for a railroad rail and tie includes a yoke plate, at least one securing tooth, and opposing securing arms. The yoke plate has a first plate extending along a first plane and a second plate extending out from an edge of the first plate and along a second plane which is at a different angle from the first plane. The securing tooth extends out from the second plate in a first direction. The opposing securing arms are spaced apart from each other a distance to detachably seat over the railroad tie and extend out from the first plate in the first direction.

Abstract: A clip for securing a rail seal element to a rail includes a generally L-shaped first clip member having a clamping arm and an elongate connector arm extending from one end of the clamping arm and capable of passing under the rail; a second clip member removably slidable on the connector arm; and a locking mechanism capable of releasably locking the second clip member against sliding movement along the connector arm. In use, the second clip member is removed from the connector arm so that the connector arm can be passed under the rail with minimum disruption of the ballast. The second clip member is then slid back onto the connector arm, and the assembled clip then oriented so that the rail and the rail seal are positioned between the damping arm and the second clip member. The second clip member is then slid on the connector arm toward the clamping arm so as to tightly press the rail and rail seal therebetween.