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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6308897 | Lateral and vertical rail brace assembly A rail brace assembly for bracing a rail with respect to a tie plate. The rail brace assembly includes a brace member, a locking member, a retention member and a spring clip fastener. The brace member has a top surface adapted to engage a head fishing sur... | 10/30/2001 |
| 4511081 | Rail anchoring clip and associated sleeper A rail anchoring clip and associated sleeper assembly comprising the combination of a sleeper having raised projections which locate the rail against movement longitudinal of the sleeper, each projection having formed therein an aperture through which a r... | 04/16/1985 |
| 4210281 | Spring type anchors A one-piece spring-type rail anchor of substantially uniform wall thickness, for gripping the base of a rail having laterally projecting flanges, is comprised of a bowed throat portion, a pair of generally C-shaped members extending from opposing ends of ... | 07/01/1980 |