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Rail Anchors, Tie Plates

Improved Fair

Unit

Channeloc

Rail Anchors are manufactured in one-piece construction from spring steel or equal, heat treated and designed to eliminate creepage of track. They provide a large bearing surface against both rail base and tie, avoiding undo cutting an wear, thus prolonging the life of wood ties. The Improved Fair and Channeloc anchors are "drive-on" type anchors, driven on using a standard spike maul. The unit anchor is an "applicator" or "spring type" anchor which requires a special tool similar to a claw bar.

Single Shoulder

Double Shoulder

The use of single or double shoulder Tie Plates makes a more stable track and greatly lengthens the life of wood ties. Punched and sheared from hot-rolled steel sections, tie plates provide proper cant, uniform bearing surface for the rail and better load distribution to the ties. They hold the rail to gage, providing more uniform wear to rail head and protect against undue wear to ties. Tie plates are designed with a long end or field end to be located outside of the rails. In the case of single shoulder tie plates, the shoulder is placed on the field end of the plate. The gage end or short end of the plate is located inside of the rails. When ordering, identification of the rail section or the width of the rail base, should be specified. Top quality relay tie plates are readily available and offer a substantial savings when compared to the cost of new tie plates. Tie plates come in a variety of sizes and punching patterns. These patterns may include both "line holes" and "hold-down holes". The single shoulder plate has four line holes punched to line up with the edge of the rail base. The double shoulder plate has four hold-down holes in addition to the line holes.

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