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PATENTS RELATING TO METAL RAILWAY TRACK. 



By E. E. KussELL Tratmax. 



The following list of Uuited States patents relating to metal railway 

 track will be found useful by persons interested in this subject. It could 

 not practically be made anything more than a descriptive index, giving 

 sufficient information to enable an}' one who wishes to investigate more 

 luliy to find the specifications. 



No. 1,262; date, July 26, 1839: J. Stimpson. — Trausverse frames resting on longi- 

 tudinal timbers, with inclined braces to hold them in position, and sockets at the top 

 to receive the weh of a rail with a very narrow flange. 



No. 16,898; date, March 24, 1857; H. Carpenter. — A short hollow post under each 

 rail, connected by a tie-plate ; T-shaped fastening fitting into hollow of post. 



No. 18,494; date, October 27, 1857; S. A. Beers. — Continuous longitudinal structure 

 with transverse tie-plates. Saddle rail of .fX. section. 



No. 19,704; date, March 23, 1858; S. H. Long. — Cross-ties of channel | j section 

 or T section, (the latter made of two angle irons). Continuous flat plate under ordi- 

 nary rail. 



No. 20,620; date, June 22,1858; W, Bryent. — Combined longitudinal grooved rail 

 and iron pavement. 



No. 32,794 ; date, July 9, 1861 ; B. C. Smith. — Wide longitudinal channel sleeper and 

 rail combined, with transverse rods. A raised rib lengthwise of the sleeper forjns tbo 

 rail. 



No. 36,579; date, September 30, 1862; B. C. Smith. — Longitudinal cast-iron con- 

 tinuous bearing, of channel section, connected by trausverse tie-rods. Rail secured 

 to chairs. 



No. 53,507; date, March 27, 1866; Franz Yester. — Flat cross-tie, with two deep 

 corrugations along its whole length. Ends turned down. 



No. 06,711; date, July 16, 1867; E. M. Holland.— Cross-tie of \ section. Flange 

 cut away for rails. Hinged wedge fastening. 



No. 70,731 ; date, November 12, 1867 ; Henry McCan. — Broad flat transverse base- 

 plates, with longitudinal girders held together by tie-rods. Rails resting on top of 

 girders. 



No. 71,063 ; date, November 19, 1867 ; Leonard Repsher. — Wrought-iron flat cross- 

 tie, bent up at ends to embrace flange and web of rail, angle-clamp bolted to tic on 

 inside of rail. Bolt through clamp, web of rail, and end of tie. 



No. 83,880 ; date, November 10, 186S ; J. Potter. — Flat transverse base-j)late, with 

 two uprights which support continuous stringers, to which flangeless T-rails are 

 bolted. 



No. 109,504 ; date, November 22, 1870 ; C. Fisher. — Cross-tie of iuverted trough 

 section, with closed ends. Two pockets for wooden bearing-blocks. Rail fastened 

 by flat plates resting on tie and rail flange, screwed to the wooden blocks. 



No. 112,805; date, March 21, 1871 ; S. M. Guest. — A railway joint chair, combined 

 with an iron cross-tie of T section. 



No. 121,956; date, December 19, 1871; J. Newton. — A rail fastening for iron ties. 

 Flat tie with end turned up ; wooden wedge between rail and end of tie ; vertical gib 

 and cotter fastening (with serrated cotter) on inside of rail. 



No. 123,526; date, February 6, 1872; L. E. Towue. — Cylindrical cross-tie with a 

 flat base plate at each end, and a rail chair on top at each end, secured by a strap 

 passing round the tie. 



