Abstract: In a device for fixing a rail resting on a support by means of an anti-vibration pad, a prestress is applied to this pad so that the operating point of the anti-vibration pad (2) always remains in the region of linear behaviour of the said anti-vibration pad in order to limit the static rail deflections while providing the desired anti-vibration isolation.

Abstract: In a vehicle track having longitudinal rail members positioned in parallel on either side of a track centerline and on which respective drive wheels and guide wheels of a vehicle move, the improvement including longitudinal rail members each having an asymmetrical cross-section and being composed of a head portion having a primary upper running face which engages the periphery of the drive wheel, a lower guide face opposed to the primary upper running face which engages the guide wheel, and a secondary running face which is substantially vertical, which is located inwardly of the head portion towards the track centerline, and which engages the flange of the drive wheel; and a leg portion extending downwardly from the head portion; and a plurality of track support members arranged at intervals along the vehicle track and composed of a clamp device having first and second clamp faces which are moveable, which are juxtaposed to the leg portion one on each side thereof, which grip the leg portion, and which each

Abstract: In a track whose rails are laterally and downwardly supported on the rail outer side and on the rail inner side via elastic intermediate inserts (4, 6) by longitudinal carriers underneath the head portion (3), the rails (2) extend at a distance above the track structure parts located therebelow. The longitudinal carriers at the rail outer side are first console ledges (5) which are part of a base plate (10) lying under the rails (2), and the longitudinal carriers on the rail inner side are second console ledges (7) which are part of an inner plate (11) lying between the rails (2), which inner plate (11) in turn is supported on the base plate (10).

Abstract: An elastic, essentially plate-shaped track foundation consists of closed-pored foamed and crosslinked rubber material, preferably EPDM rubber. The foaming and crosslinking preferably is performed in one working step.

Abstract: A support device has a boot 2 made of elastic material, having a bottom 3 and a peripheral sidewall 4 attached to the bottom and extending upwardly therefrom. The boot is configured to envelop a crosstie 1 from the base thereof up to a predetermined height on the side faces of the crosstie. The boot includes a first region 13 and a second region 14 for contact with the crosstie, the first region being formed at the free margin of the sidewall, and the second region being formed by a peripheral bead 11 located around the crosstie and exhibiting a predetermined dynamic stiffness. The inner surface 16 of the sidewall is slanted towards the inside of the boot with respect to the side faces of the crosstie starting from a zone located at the height of the bead so as to form a space 17 between the slanted inner surface and the side faces of the crosstie.

Abstract: The acoustic barrier, particularly for railways, comprises at least a first sound-proofing member (2), arranged at the sides of a train (3) proximate to at least each bogie (4), and at least a second sound-proofing member (5) arranged on the supporting plane (6) of the rails (8) at the sides of said rails, the second sound-proofing member cooperates with the first sound-proofing member for abating the noise generated by the passage of the train on the rails.

Abstract: Rail support device for unballasted railway track comprising at least one concrete block resting on a flexible base, the assembly being held in an elastomeric shell which is anchored in a bed or mortar covering the lower part of said block, and which has a beading around its top edge. The horizontal cross section of said block is variable and has a maximum area at the level immediately below the beading on the upper edge of the shell so as to limit the relative movement of the block and the shell by means of an elastic force.

Abstract: In an arrangement for laying rail in a railroad track over which railway cars travel, the rails (1) include a lower base flange (1a) and an upper rail head (1b). A molded elastic bearing part (5) is positioned between the lower support member (4) and an upper support plate (3). The elastic part (5) has at least two elements each inclined in the same direction but at different angles to the plane of the track. Extensions of the elements have a common intersection (S) located above the rail flange (1a) on an outer side of the track. As a result, when a load is applied to the track, a circular pivoting motion of the rail takes place about the common intersection (S). Due to the circular pivoting motion the rail head (1d) moves essentially only in the vertical direction, whereby gauge widening does not occur in the rail track when railway cars travel over curved sections of the track.

Abstract: Device for supporting rails in a railroad track for rail-borne vehicles includes a support plate (3) positioned on a support bed (6) with profiled surfaces on the support plate and the support bed having upwardly extending flanks (4a, 7a, 5a, 8a) forming different angles. The flanks extend in the long direction of the railroad track. Elastic elements (9a, 9b, 9c, 9d) are disposed between the flanks (4a, 7a, 5a, 8a) of the support plate in the support bed, whereby the support plate can pivot relative to the support bed when a load (P.sub.H, P.sub.V) acts on the rails. The support plate pivots toward the center of the railroad track. As a result, the rail head (1d) of the rail attached to the support plate (3) is essentially offset vertically during the pivoting action, so that the rail gauge of the railroad track remains unchanged.

Abstract: A railway tie pad is provided with studs that are either offset from opposed positions from each other, on opposite sides of the pad; or are of differing heights. Pads with these features are capable of being more efficient in isolating ties and rails from shock loading, and in accommodating varying loads with differing cushioning characteristics.

Abstract: A railroad superstructure framework made in the form of a reinforced concrete block is provided on a top face thereof with a plurality of evenly spaced parallel recesses of a certain depth. Each recess receives a sleeper having a height greater than the certain depth. A middle region of the concrete block is provided with a channel element transversely crossing the plurality of recesses. A plurality of draining channels extend transversely from the channel element to an outside environment to allow for water drainage from the channel element of the concrete block.

Abstract: The present invention shows a system for providing a track-bed with a real-life appearance in a model railroad. The system is comprised of three separate components which may be assembled in combination to meet the needs of various track formations. A first component is intended to fit between the track bases of a model railroad track, and both curved and straight variations of the first component are provided. A second component is intended to fit between the track bases of adjoining sections of track, and both curved and straight-sided variations of the second component may be provided, or a single version which may be trimmed to fit either a straight or curved application might be provided. The third component is triangular in cross-section and closes the open sides of the first and second components at the side of the track. The third component is preferably flexible in nature and may be provided in any suitable length.

Abstract: A pad, suitable for spacing the bottom of a railway rail from a rail foundation on which the rail stands, comprises a plate-like rail-supporting portion (1), made of cushioning material, having an upper main face supporting the rail and softer, resiliently-deformable, sealing portion (3) located at a peripheral region of the lower main face of the rail-supporting portion (1). When the pad is placed on a rail foundation and a rail is placed on the upper main face of the rail-supporting portion (1), the sealing portion (3) deforms under the weight of the rail so as to form a substantially watertight seal, between the rail foundation and the pad, around the periphery of the pad.

Abstract: Device for fixing a rail onto a slab of concrete comprising a metal chair fixed onto a metal base with interposition of a resilient sole, by means of clamps which are tightened by rotation on an inclined plane and which come to fix simultaneously the rail onto the metal chair and the metal chair onto the base. Preferably the clamps press against pillars formed on the base.

Abstract: A rail pad comprises a membrane (3) from opposite faces of which there project protrusions (4, 5), which may be ribs, possibly extending along the pad, perhaps over its whole length, or studs. The protrusions are such that no line perpendicular to the membrane passes through more than one of the protrusions. The pad is such that it is stiffer on one side than the other, for example because the ratio between the total area of protruding material and the total area of membrane free of protrusions is greater at the stiffer side of the pad than the other. The pad is preferably made of thermoplastic copolyester elastomer.

Abstract: A rail assembly in which the shanks of a rail between the head and the base have one pair of outwardly facing downwardly tapering flank surfaces and a frame flanking the rail has a pair of downwardly tapering inwardly facing flank surfaces spaced from and juxtaposed with the surfaces of the rail. The surfaces receive between them under precompression so as to generate a spring constant of 2 KN/mm to 8 KN/mm per meter of rail length, elastic intermediate layers which resiliently support the rail. One of the pairs of surfaces is composed of angularly adjoining upper and lower portions while the other is rectilinear over the height thereof juxtaposed with the first mentioned pair.

Abstract: A railroad bed and method for making, wherein a less compact asphalt layer is spread on top of a more compact one, a trough shaped ballast bedding element suitably of reinforced concrete is placed over the aforementioned asphalt layers, a slab bearing the rails is applied into the trough-shaped ballast bedding, and an elastic, plastic-modified bituminous mortar is injected into the space between the slab and the ballast bedding element.

Abstract: The upper part of an elastomeric mat acting as a sound-damping element below a bed of ballast in a track support assembly is provided with a single layer of a knit, preferably a multiaxial warp knit fabric which, in part, protects the body of the mat against deterioration by penetration of the stones therethrough and provides high tensile strength in substantially all directions for the mat.

Abstract: A sound-damping rail assembly for a track for rail vehicles comprises a rail having a pair of downwardly converging flanks below its head and above its base. The rail is received in a frame with downwardly inclined sides, the flanks being braced against these sides by elastomeric layers which are interposed between the flanks and the sides. A further elastic layer can be provided between the base or foot of the rail and the inner supporting surface of the frame and such layers may completely envelop the rail except for the head.

Abstract: The invention provides an elastomeric rail pad of generally rectangular plan configuration, the pad having an upper face adapted to underly the lower face of a rail, and a lower face adapted to overly a rail foundation member, wherein each of the upper and the lower faces of the pad is provided with a multiplicity of distinct and separate portions, when separately viewed from adjacent side edges of the rectangular pad, raised above the base level of the respective face and adapted to engage the rail or the foundation member respectively, the arrangement being such that between approximately 30% and 70% of that part of each face of the pad which is arranged to lie directly between the rail and the foundation member is constituted by the raised surface portions.

Abstract: An elastic rail bearing for railroad rails includes a top plate, a bottom plate, and a rubber plate disposed inbetween the top and bottom plates, the plates each having a plurality of holes formed therethrough with the holes of one plate being in registered alignment with the holes of the other plates. One or more bolts are provided, each of which is surrounded by a rubber ring with each of the bolts passing through one of the aligned set of holes in the top, bottom and rubber plates and engaging a nut such that an adjustable and variable initial stress may be established in the rail. At least one of the rubber plates, and the top and bottom plates, have a protrusion and the other has a corresponding recess for receiving the protrusion. The top and bottom plates each have a vertical flange which are spaced apart from, extend parallel to, and partially overlap each other. A connecting rubber strip is disposed inbetween the flanges.

Abstract: A device to be placed on a railway sleeper (1) or some other foundation for a railway rail (3) includes a pad (2) and two upstanding portions (6A). The pad (2) is of resilient and electrically insulating material and the upstanding portions (6A) are of stiffer electrically insulating material. At least two-thirds of the area of the pad (2) has none of the stiffer material above or below it. Preferably the upstanding portions (6A) are at least 150 mm. long and are on elongate members (6) which have ears (6B) at opposite ends which extend under only corners of the pad (2), where they are secured by spigots (2E) projecting into holes (6C).

Abstract: A railroad track including rails and transversely extending ties. The end portions of the ties are placed on a rigid substructure. For reducing the sound emission, loading members are placed on the ties between the rails. These loading members have an essentially T-shaped cross-section, wherein the horizontally projecting portions are placed on adjacent ties. Sound-insulating elastic inserts may be provided between the ties and the loading members. Consequently, no fittings for fastening the loading members are required. In addition, the space existing between the ties is utilized in an optimum manner by filling it with sound-insulating material.

Abstract: Apparatus for fastening rails on ties of a railroad comprising four rail screws for flushly mounting an abutment face of a bedplate against the upper surface of the tie and a pre-stressed, elastically deformable bedplate having a convex curved abutment face for frictionally engaging the upper surface of the tie and for applying a spring force against the rail screws when the rail screws are used to brace the curved abutment face flush against the tie.

Abstract: A mat comprising an elastic material which serves as an underlay for a ballast bed of crushed stone, metallic particles, or the like is provided with a plurality of projections on its underside and with an upper layer of a material different from the elastic material. This upper layer on the upper side of the mat advantageously comprises a strong fabric. Particularly the upper layer may comprise a multilayered fabric with inlay layers of elastic material positioned between the individual layers of the multilayer fabric as well as a coverying layer of a softer material on the upper surface of the upper layer of the mat. The fabric of the upper layer of the mat advantageously comprises a water and rot resistant plastic material, such as a polyamide.

Abstract: An elastomeric pad, particularly adapted for placement between a prestressed concrete railroad tie and a supported rail, comprises a plurality of dimples formed on opposite sides of the pad in predetermined patterns to attenuate impact and vibrational forces imposed thereon. The centers of the dimples formed on one side of the pad are offset longitudinally and laterally relative to the centers of the dimples formed on the opposite side of the pad to form a network of interlocked arch bridge portions when the pad is viewed in cross-section and such that a majority of dimples on the opposite side underlies and is substantially tangential to four overlying dimples of the one side when the pad is viewed in plan. The pad functions to distribute compressive stresses substantially uniformly throughout and within the elastic limits of the pad when impact loads are imposed thereon.

Abstract: A mounting for one rail of a pair of railroad rails having inner sides turned toward each other and outer sides turned away from each other comprises a base supported on the ground under the one rail and formed with an upwardly open recess having inner and outer base side flanks respectively generally under and parallel to the inner and outer sides and end base flanks extending between the side base flanks and transverse to the rail. These side flanks form with the vertical an angle normally between 0.degree. and 10.degree. different from the angle of between 15.degree. and 80.degree. of the end flanks. An insert is attached to the rail, received in the recess, and has respective side and end insert flanks juxtaposed with, generally parallel to, and spaced from the respective base flanks. Respective side and end elastomeric bodies lie between the base and insert flanks and supporting the insert in the recess of the base.

Abstract: A mount for a railroad rail having an inner side turned toward another such rail and an outer side turned away from the other rail has a one-piece base supported on the ground under the one rail and formed with an upwardly open recess having inner and outer base flanks respectively generally under and parallel to the inner and outer sides, the outer base flank being formed as an inwardly overhanging ridge. An insert attached to the rail and received in the recess has respective inner and outer insert edges, the former of which is overhung by the ridge. An elastomeric body lies between the inner flank and inner edge and supports the insert in the base. Due to the overhang of the base edge, it is possible to make the base in one piece at least outward from a location underneath the rail. Thus there is no need to make the base from two parts split along a horizontal plane and requiring tedious assembly in the field.

Abstract: A railroad bed has an elastomeric mat which supports the ballast and on which the sleepers and rails are mounted. The mat has an upper surface formed by a metal or plastic sheet which prevents penetration of the ballast into the elastomeric body.

Abstract: A railway bed wherein a body on which rails are to be fitted is formed of an elastic member and rigid member and a reinforcing member is provided within the elastic member or at least on the lower surface of the rigid member.With such formation, the railway bed has a proper shock absorption and rigidity and can be expected to prevent vibrations and noises.

Abstract: A brake shoe structure includes a series of alternating long brake shoes and short brake shoes mountable on adjacent brake beams in a railroad car retarder. The length of the long brake shoe is such that the long brake shoe symmetrically straddles two adjacent brake beams. The length of the short brake shoe is such that the shoe occupies the spacing on the brake beams between two long brake shoes. The long brake shoes are affixable to each of the brake beams at at least two points. The brake shoes contain a plurality of slanting slots in their braking surfaces for interrupting harmonics producing screeching noises during retardation. The brake shoes may be formed of steel or heat treatable ductile iron.

Abstract: A deck component for use in a highway railroad crossing. The component comprises a flat pad of molded, comminuted rubber dimensioned to lie with companion pads inside and outside the rails and spiked to the ties. Pad bearing is provided against the webs of the rails, as well as against the tie plates and the ties. The result is a stabilized crossing easily installed and of long life.

Abstract: A system comprising a rail wheel and rail has the wheel and preferably also the rail provided with vibration dampers which absorb vibration having the frequency of the radial resonant vibration frequency of the wheel, for the purpose of preventing the formation of ripples in the rail head's surface on which the wheel runs.

Abstract: A vibration absorbing track wheel having one or more different natural frequencies. The wheel body has a wheel flange with one or more resonance absorbers on the wheel flange. Each resonance absorber comprises at least two tongues and an intermediate layer of damping material between each of the two adjacent tongues, and each tongue is turned to a different natural frequency of the wheel.

Abstract: A rail fastener includes a rail plate, a pad of elastomeric material between the plate and a support structure, a pair of clips for resiliently clamping the rail to the rail plate. The rail plate includes a pair of channels in which the clips occupy a first portion. The pad of elastomeric material preferably includes a pair of bosses dimensioned to be received within the unoccupied portion of the channel. The pad of elastomeric material is constrained from creeping out from underneath the rail plate whenever the bosses contact the end portions of the clips or the walls of the channel. The bosses are preferably noncompressable elastomeric material.

Abstract: A method for restoring the vibration absorbtion of a railway track supported on a bed of ballast, a track structure obtained by applying such a method and sleepers for use with the method.

Abstract: A rail-mounting assembly in which a rigid member supporting the rail is received with clearance in an opening of an overlying rigid body. The clearance has downwardly and inwardly inclined flanks which bear upon a rubber-metal support damping sound, shock and vibration.

Abstract: A track arrangement including a ballast of broken stones on a supporting subgrade or man-made structure and at least one rail on the ballast is protected against propagation of noise by a damping body interposed between the ballast and the support for the same, the body including at least two superposed layers of material resiliently deformable in three dimensions under applied compressive stress.

Abstract: An oscillation dampening system composed of masses, in which a spring and dampeners are clamped together and coupled to a railroad track to prevent the formation of ripples on the track. The system is tuned to the characteristic frequency of the railroad track and is coupled thereto to reduce the maximum amplitude of oscillation at the characteristic frequency and to shift the occurrence of other amplitudes of oscillation to frequencies away from the characteristic frequency and to reduce the amplitudes of oscillation at the shifted frequency. The maximum of the shifted amplitudes of oscillation is reduced by ten percent from the maximum at the characteristic frequency.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to a gripping type of railroad car retarder or a section of railway trackway having the running rail composed of vibrational dampening material for absorbing and dissipating vibrational energy imparted to the wheels of railway vehicles by the slip-slide action occurring between the brake shoes and the sides of the vehicle wheels or between the running rails and vehicle wheels for preventing the development of wheel screeching sounds.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to a railway trackway having a pair of running rails and including a plurality of vibrational dampening mechanisms disposed at selected intervals along the running rails of the trackway. Each of the vibrational dampening mechanisms includes a support assembly and a biased wheel engaging assembly for engaging the passing wheels of the railway vehicles for dissipating the vibrational energy imparted to the vehicle wheels thereby preventing the production of wheel squealing or screeching noises.