Voestalpine Railway Systems Nortrak LLC

Voestalpine Vae Gmbh

Voestalpine Nortrak Inc.

Derek Cameron

Gary Click

Brent Duffner

Bradley Smith

Matt Moore

An elongated rail fastener apparatus for use near an obstacle such as a guard rail, or other location where space is restricted. The fastener preferably extends past the obstacle and is provided with a shoulder having at least one elevated notch, positioned to allow installation of the clip with a vertical and lateral movement, and without the application of a large force perpendicular to the rail. A U-shaped embodiment of the fastener is also described.

Rail fastening apparatus

Railroad tie

A boltless brace assembly for a rail includes a base block interlocked with a brace, and further includes a wedge to be inserted between an upper surface of the base block and a lower surface of the brace, thereby applying an upward force to the brace and a resultant downward force to secure the rail base. The brace assembly may be modified to provide a universal brace assembly, a resilient brace assembly, or a frog base clamp.

Boltless rail brace

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Birmingham, AL, United States of America

Derek Cameron