easily thi@bugh the slot interinediate tl@e fill: 6f i.,o.id I)ed iiiatei'lal and the head oi@ flaiio-e of zn tile rail, @l tlit-ou (-Ii the slot f oi-med by the lat,- ei-al fl,@tnge 9 of tli@e forill@ 5 if ac-sifed tlie sheet Pietil florn-is illay be pe i-iiiaTif,-ntly ciiibedded and left in the road I)c@d.@ In stich ctse the top fIlltn(,Te 9 Avotild be c it aivi ill vals as ,it 9' in I y at' tei- Fig. 4 to enable ace(@s,-; to the chainbgi. 6 li@Oi@ del)osit of the 10 etislilon@iiiatei-ial, IVIiile tl-ie pi@cfei,al)le me@tliod is t@o pour the resilient sealing iiiatel-ial into tli(,, 61iin-ibQr or p,isslio-e 6 iihile in@ I seiiii-fluld or iii0iten ,stale, :@ii a.Itei-@.iative iii6thod is to apply-tl4e ,ttei,ia'i iii a@ pl@istie foriii dii-e,,,t.1 to th 11 y 'do of the i,ail filliii(@ the i-6cegs be,t-Nvecii tlio sL n oi- flaii,,,e of the i-,ilil i,nd the ba,,,e tl-.Iel-e6f to clepositing the fill of-, r id I)od@ @o Suich n-iodified iiietliod is jltiist.r.Ltecl iii 2,') 5. IlisteLd of pre-foi.-ii-iiiig the Iiiici, 7 in t iiiolcled bar the i-iiaterill iii@a SC)fu-,,oi@ pl"tstic-, coiidition is ai) ii d to th@ r,,iil s@.,clc -vv;lth@ a p tro@vel or, is t,,iiiipecl @or raiiiiiied into pla,ce a@.id ii-ito close eotifo, i-nity @ ivitl-i @the, i-all ,ts, 25 ;Iioivii .@t 14 prior to ti-ie dol)os-it 6-L' the fill 4 of i,oa,l bed The Iattc,@... iirhetlier of e,ai-tli or of con-,rete, wlien depositedi ivill coiif-'orill to the side of: the liner 7 so that the I.I.nei- ol' i-esillent sealii,,a ii@ateri,@i-'L vvill f oriii t @,Q clo@,,e coiita,,,@t t-i-ierewiti@. iii of al)plyiii- the iiiateri,,Il in ,t plastic foriii ,,is slioivn at 14, in @Fi(,-. 5, it m,,ty be i)otllred,oi@ i-yiolded in si-tti in qi-iite the -@ ame as.tliat heretof o@e desci,ibecl.by poti,,,@l 5 ill(', the seiiii-liqtild or n-i6lten, t@yeen the rail -tnd tl-ie foi@i-n i-iiellibei@ 8 tg at 16 in Fig@ 5. In this instaiice t-he i,oi-m iijeliibet- 8 is not. pi,oi-ided Nvicl-i the, bottoin in[ti.--p-ed fl,,Lno-e 10.biit i.,-,fori,.aed witli,an 40 Of@,@4et Or j.,abbet against the basc o.1' the @t,) iiisiire pt:o,,)er spacinr of the slieel iiiettl f6i,iii. meiiiber S.' Tli@: to flin-e 9 of sti' li foriii iiieiiibe is oiit tiv,,t 'r i c o -e,- iii,)i,ed at@spteccl iii+et-vaIQ as at@9' to eii@,ible k 45 the Cieposit of the seiliTi(,, e Lishioii@iiiat,,,- ivithi.ii tli-e, chaii-iber foi-iiicd iiitei-i-ii(,di@l te mettl ioriii side, 8 ancl the wcb@0i' the I II. Aftc@il flie iiiatei@ial lia,-,-set tlio foi-p@i@ iy.,,.y- ]@)e ii the deposited etisliion @)o ;i i-ii)i)4,d .1i,o, 16 111(@ t-lie coiierete oi- other i-oadl)cd i-'Lll si-ib@@equently dop(ysited in coit,,Ict with tll,,A deposi-t of cushion iiialeri-,tl.' Iii%this case the gi-outin(, oi- colici-e,to fill or p,,i,vii-@g, as the 55 rnay b@e@, ivill coliforiii closelv to'il-ie de. ])OS"t @of cus@hio-ii oi.@ filli-n.o-- iiiaterial. I-lowtli(, metliod of depositin(y tlielconer6te oil'O',I;(], L,(@(-l iiiateri,,Llfii-st and stibsequentlypolii-@ iiio- the clishioii oi- s6aliniii.@terial Nvliile ill i@ @,,eilli-fluid coiidition is to I)e pref(@,i@red ,@,i.nee, it instires unifoi@ill, adhesion of the ciisli10-Ti iiiiteriil to the: r6,,tcl bed fill or coner@,tc.as well as to tlie rail and affoi-ds a @coiiti,.iuo -Li S i@e-,,illetit hoiid. tlie, forin niembers, from the@ coi@erete, or road bcd: dG, 1 posit: a sluall, clearance, 's pi@,efer@ably IG,4.'t b,et,.ive@n tbe@ form andtl-ie side@ @of thie@ rail he,,tcl. At the riglat in,Fig@ l@ i,@edg.es'.17 have sjionvn iiiterp6sed; betlN,,een@, th@@ f,Qrui 70 pitn,l@ 5 @ tind the, rail. By removal @ of@ the %vedges tl-i@e.plank 5 @is allo@vecl sufficient ii-ient toiiard: 'ulie pailto, f ae' il.itate it-8,septra,tion froiai. t-he,@co,-icrete deposit, oi,,paving pre@ p,,,ti,at,oi@y to i@ei-iio-,v al. In lieti of @tlie, wedges 75 17 the retaining yolces 11 (Fiig. 2). iiiay. be 1,)iovicled@@ @vith defi@,iAdent:rlng6rs . 18: I)roj,e-t,ing intei-iiiediat(@ the @forii:i@ iiiember tnd tlle rail@ liead to ii@stire, the i-clative spacing, of the ear, rol-iii,,si(les@aiid pi,oi,,ide a@cl tiiee, space stif i'-,Qieiit to:facilitite t.he stiipplllg,ol@@,@lbosening o@l"-the sheet n-iotal f6ril'i. AVI).il:e the,.ciishion oj-- been de,,@erib@ci as aspli,@tlt.oi- tji asph t b al ase iv-j th stiltable fille,.-, it i.,,, to be@ understoqcl that it ill, not,,liiiiited to tllls AV-1-i@; le t@ ni,.tteri,,tl of @blttiiiiiiious. characteri, is I'lot@ Oill@y foi@,@ its -conveiiicnce of application biit for its r6sllience and non - detet6tist7ics,itistobe@indetstoW I"4 ti,@,t otlier @ii,@iterials @of @ilon-biti-iiiiinotis @eliai.@ ac@t,er I)u@ ctpable of @tssu,llii,iio- a; . plastic. @ or seiiii-liquid character iihicli facilitates its depo it tIii@oiia@h the @esti@icted s'16t@ into, the ellai,@iber besid@ the rail, may be.@erlaployed in lieii of, a bitun-iinous iii,,ttei@lifti. Fi-oi-n tho above @desci-iption: it -@vill: be @apthat tliere. is thus @,rovided a@construep@,trelit tion of:the cha:racter described,,po-sessing the IDartictilai, feattii:es of. @tclva@nt-a@ge before enu- I I'llerated as desirable biit@ ivhic-l-i@ obviousl@y is stisceptible of @niodificationiin its form, proportions tiid ai-" angeiileiit, 6f pai-ts without depa-i-ting'f i,o,ii4 tl) e principl,e@ iii-,,olvedo@,@ sac@ rifi-Iiii(y 6f its advanta(yes. IL31 1 05 I y @l@liilp@ in or(ler to CADlyiply'@.it@,th,- statute tlieinienti6ii is described i@.1anouag.e MOT-e,or Iess si)ecific as'u-o structur,@l,feattires it:is@tobe tl-ie iii nde@ stood tl @l itt iitention is@iiot limitm to the sl)ecif-te clet,@iils slionvn, b'Ut, @tbat the I rtieiiis aiid consti-tiction herein @diselos@,ed eoll4p@ise the pr@eferred forill of., @several."iiiodes@of iiilttiiio- the iniention -into effect,@ @aiid the ji)veii[i.on is tl,,ei@efore el.%.iiiied.in any of it@, T,)i,r ,@ i- ii-ioclific thc@ !eL@itii)4 'I 0 ,ttioiis witb@in @'Ite 115 i,itcl vtlld scope of tile appencied cl,,t'Ill-IS. 1-1,tvl'.ng thiis des,cribed, iiiy iiiien@tion;l I 1. Ili a;railAiaytrLck con,-,ti-tiction, the coiiibinatioii with @,t ra.il inclu@diiig a @li6ad poi-tioii, 12@O a iiteb li.iicl a base, of a body'of;@i-o,,tl(l@bed 11,10:ter-,al te@-min,,iting iii@ a sti@stan'@ially@ - k,ertical I)Iane coiiti(lyi-iolis to the 1-i(,,,td, of, t'he rail,@ and ,t body of @ f esilleiat mat6i!ial. olded in- sitt'i I)eiie,.,th the head of the i,all aiid adiiiist the 125 Nveb@t@iereof and filliiig@ the:spac'e,bctween.tbe n,i r. @ a, boc[i, of ro@t@t bed @te ial nd the ilai -WeL,. @2. In a, iiai livay- ti -ack construction the coll-t@ To facilitate, the loos6iiin- or sti-ippiii of binationi @viih rail,@ includi@n l @ 3 0

@4, i)693,878 portion, a web and the basp-' of a body of con- Faid@chaiiibeinaving an ac@cess openiiig tlieretd crete L road bed material molded in situ in @nd a bo@ly of - resilieiit SealinL, @material dowith the @web sit d ' said c a sp,teed telation @of the railgnd po e in h mber throu ap,proaching into proxiiiia,te relation with the opening. r) head thereof, axid ii body of resilient material @, g. In a construction of the charact@r de- 76 scribed, the combinsttion with a track rail, of - a bod3- @f r(@silient sealing material f6r,med in situ iagainst said rail and letely filling the latei-al iecess of the rail =its base to its' head and,extendi ng from the wleb of the rail 75 to a substantially vertical plahe approkimat ely flush witli the side of the rail hea(i, and a body of concrete molded in sit@u and separated f roin the ia.il by said interniediat e,body of iesilient scal.ing iiiat@rial. @@so 10. In a track construcilon of the'eliari,@ter descril@ed, the conibiiiatio@ with a track i-ai , I' in.cluding he@d, bas(@ and web portions, of a body ()f p astic material fo @rnied iii situ in filling the Iviteral'clia,iinel of the r,,til between the a,5 base and liead aiad conforming t6 the web Of the track rail @arid a body 6f initially plastic road fill material separ@ied from the rail by said body of @lastic material. 11. l@ a construction of the cliaracter @de- @oo sel-ibed, the. combination with a traclr, rail of a body of i-esilient aterial m m o l d e d i n s i t t i b e - iieatli the head of the ra-il and, conti@,ruous to the web thereof and a body of coneret,@ road bed material molded in @ sitit and contactino, 95 Z 5 the resili(, @nt body, the first deposited body f 'l.ming a wall for confinin , the secoiid de 0 0 posited body. 12. The combina-tion with a track r,@,iiof a body of sillent material molded ii@ situ I)e- @io side the fail, filling the chaiinel beneath the rail head and terminating in a@ sub,-,tantially ver@ical plane tbe,rebeyond, and'a body of road beil mat@rial itbuttin,@ thereon. 13 The @ nibina n with a trac c o t i o k r a i l o f a , o . 5 body of road bed material terininliting in a stibitantially vei@t,ical plane extei-iorl of the y head, of th@.. rail, and a deposit of resilient material molded in situ beneath the rail ly fillino, such space and abtittinlr udon the road bediiiaterial. 14. The' combination i@,ith a railway rail of a form membe.,r loeat(@d t)c@side the rail @tnd ex@tending froii-t.-the b I -,i,,e to tii(I head tliei-eof I I r. foriiiin , gr intt@rinediate tlicl itiember an'd th(l@ rail a clia eceive a deposit 6f i-esilien't nl material and eriorly of.the member a space, to -recei osit of road beel matABrial. 120 @ 15. The coi-nbin with a railway rail of a,rall filler @f res ina ri-al molde(@l' in sitii beneath the h the tlie. web an(i coiiipletely fill tnveen the rail bas@ and hea ex- 12r) @ 8. in a c6'nstruction of. the cl-iaracter de- tending to a siibstantiallv'vertical plane Ititsciribed, the c6mbination with a track rail a@@ @eirally spaced fi-oiii the siae @of the rai@l hei.d. body of concrete deposite4 adjacent tliei-eto 16. ih ccimtination, a track rail coml)rismeans for forn:ting a chamber int@ermediate ing a head, @ web a@4 a b"6, and a paving 65 the web of the rail and the body of concrete, structure adjacent thereto @#nd coni@i-isin(Y' 13Q 45 tion witli the rail to afford an interiiiediate' 'he,@d &-nd beside the w@b of the rail ecomplete111) -gh - d sai acoess extending subst@antially froiti the base to the ,head of the rail and molded in sitti into coiriformi@y with the@ rail @web and fill,ing the space intermediate the web of tile rail and the 10 concrete bod-v. 3. The herein described method of railivay @track constructioia ineltidin posi@Lioning a 9 form member in sl)aced'relation with a railwiiy rail to, form a lineai- crevice adjace'iit to I r) the i-ail flange comiilunicatin with an enlai-ged chaniber beneatli the rti head and contic,ruous to the iyeb of the rail depositing i-oad bed material beside said fori-ii @nd filling the chamber with plastic niaterial deposited 20 through said crevice. 4. The berein doscribed rnethod 6f railway track construction including positioningr a ieniovable form membei- adjacent to a track rail to, form a chimber contiguous to and 25 Darallel to the rail, depositing i-oad bed niaierial at.. one side of said foi-ii-i, reino@ing the form and fillinty the chan-iber itli Plastic m - t@ W, a terial. 5. @The heroin described method of railnyay '30 track consti@uct'j,on including positioning a r6movable form member adja@ent to a track rail, depositing road pavina materi@l at otie tn side of the fo'rm which is confined thereby in spaced relation with the rail to afford a con35 tilruous Daraliel chamber havinlr a constricted enti-anc@ slot adjaeent. 6. In @ a construction of the character desci-,ib6d, the cortibination with a riiilway rail of a removable sheet riietal form member having 'erally flanced niargins, one flange of wliich 4o lal, engages the s7de of the rail@ head and the bther flange of whicli engages the I ]rail -adj acedt to its base portion, said foi-in sei-vin(v to confine the adjacent i;o@d fill inaterial@ in ;aced relaclian-iber having a constricted entriince slot to re(,eive a body of sealing ni,,iteridl deposited in said chamber through said slot subsequent to the removal of the form. 50 7. in a const'r,,Ction Of the ehai-a eter described the coinbination with a i-ailway rail f a form m I mber serving to (!onfine adjacent 0 e roa(l fill material iii spaced relation with tlle rail to form@ an intermediate chainber, means r,5 for@ spaciiig the form side from the rail head to afford@ an entrance opeiiing to sitid cbamber. to receive a b6dy of sealing:material de't6d' s posi iin ,iid chamber through said entrance opening, subsequent to the @del)osit of the road '60 fill material.

1,693,878 subst,antially noi-i-clastic material tern-iinatiiag at s,,tid base witli a cavity between tl-i- paiing inaterial and ii-eb extending froni the lie,,td to the base and a fillei- of plastic, material inolded in sitti filliiig said cavity incl supported by said stibstantially iionelastic niaterial ac,ainst extrusion be yond said base. 17. The berein des6ribed iii,ethod, consisting in positioninc, I. foi-ii-i iiiembei- I beside i 10 raili'vay rail in at-@ubstant,ially vertical position extendiiio- fi,om the base to tlie hcad of the rail, tilereby foriiiing tt oi-ie siclo @t space to i-eceive I)Iastic material adj, . teent to the web of the rail ,tnd ben.eat.1-i the head thereof And 15 for-n-iin attheoppositesideoftheformmelil9 b,er a space to receive road bed n-iatei@ial, filling one of said spaces with the corresponding afore-mentioned material, removing the forra iiieiii ber and subsequently filling the other spac e with the other nteintioned material. 20 18. TI-ie her'ein described method, consisting in positioning a fol-m member beside a railiv ay rail in t stibstantially vertical position extendin(,y froin the base to the h@ad of the, rhil, thei,eby f ori@iiing at one side a space 25 to receive plaqtic m,,tterial adjacent to tl-ie web of the r,,til and beneath the head tl-iereof and foi-iiiin at the opposite si.de of the foi-iii meirl'i beiga space to receive ro,,td bed matei-ial., filling one of said spaces with the correspond- 30 1Do,, a,forementioned iiiatei-ial and, filling the othei @ space witli the other inentioned material. I: n testiii-iony ii,hereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 15th day of June, A. D. 1927. RALPH J. WELLS,

Patented Dec. 4, 1928. 11693y8"A U@NI'TE'D@ STATES PATEN;T@ 'F@FIICE@, RALPH J. WELLS, O-P'DAYT-01@, OHIO. TIELACK LL-NER AND MFTHOD OF APPLYIND SAlVi@ Application filed Tiine 27, 192.7. Sorial @14o-. 201'elo. Mv inventioji relates:to railivav track constrtictiod, and pai@ticul,,tl-ly to. me,,tns and metliods of applyin(@ i@,til Iiiier@ or etishioll ni'tterials to , tbsorb rail vib@ation and exclude moisture. The vibr,,ttion of trick i-ails diie to passing ti-affic has a deterioratincy effect tipoii the i.oad becl teiidiiig to dlsl)lace, alnd disti-irb the fill material iln@i open creviees adjacent to 10 the rails thro-Li,,(,Yh Nviiieh i-v,-,iter is ad.mittecl. The watei, entei@ino-@throiio-h s-Lich ereiices not, only sof-tens the ioa(l be;d inilterial,,but the freezing and thaiiing ivith its - ,onseqtient expansion dtirin(" the winter seasoii e,,ttises 15 crumblin 'r and hastens the deterioi-ation,of the roacl becl.@ 'rl@is destructive @ictioii incl':dent to rail vil)rati6n is particiilarf.Y noticeable in ptied track and Nvhere tl-ie track hacl been coiicreted. The vibi-atioi-i of tli(, rails 20 ciuses disintegration of the concrete ap_d pavin(y iiiateriil@ and@induces cracks ,incl bre-@kt, age of such road bed materi-al in aclditioii to the crevices opene'd coiitl(,Uotls to tl-ie rails. Atten-ipt@ liave heretof 6re been n-iicle to @overti providing 25 come iis difficulty by -,preform@d rail liners of tspha-It, or the like, molded into sti.ips or bars ",hich cojiform to the coiitotir of ihe trick rail. To I)e effectii,e, hoavever sucli iiiateriil must'be si-ifficiently "sticky" to 30 adhere to the sides of tl-ie trtck rail alid a'lso to the uuous portioii oT the r6,qd beci fill Conti,," material.; Such illolded liriel.s sufficientl)7 soft liin.d "stielcy" to 'serve the pur])ose ivell ,,ire ine onveiiieiit to hanclle ,tiid stick to each @l 5 Otlier rior to introdtiction i-.qto the track p structure. To overcome this difliciilt), in liandliiio,, it is custoiiiary:to co@it the sti@f ace of such Iiii6rs ivith iiiarble diist or fitle Slqi-id, c,r the like. Tlje use of Stich - stli-f ace iiiite40 rlal to eiial)le liaiidlin(y subsequeiitl,y prevents t p(@rfect iinion or adheileiiee of tile liner to tlle tm. ek r,,iils aiid the road bec', n-iatei-ialandthusdefe,,ttstbepi,ii-pose. Moreover, stich prefoi@l-ned liners i,equii,e extreme c,@tre 45. in@ their, application. The w6rkiiien do'not always place the liners cai-eflilly in clo-,e contact witia tlle rails and sometimes the liners bend oiit of shil)e tliereby letviii(- air p-ocl(- ets. Anotlier cliffictilty of stiel@@ I)i-e-foi@m(@d 50 liners is eiicotintered in cold iycatlier wl-ien si,ielil material becoliies hard ,ind b-rittle incl subject to excessive bi-eali:-,tQe- durin,)- ilist@illation. The present invention is intended to overfo bry come these difficulties of insta-Ilati6n by I'ming tlie@ iin-er in sitti si-ibseqttent to the. completioii of the tiack strilict,iii-e and the pliving or. concreting of tho r6ad bed. , To thi@ end forms r i@serted adjqcent to the track rai I a o wliich confil-le e, roa c iiit eria w e er 60 it 'oe eartli fill. cone'ret@ 6i@.briel@: pa-@,ing,,IeLNTin@,, in juxt@ipositioil to the )veb of tli@e@track r,,til incl. benc,,,ttl-i tlle liea@l flailge tl-iere6f a longitu dina,l ol-iaiiib(@r liai,in(Y' constricted access slot adj@ceii'U- t-o@tlie @al-l<),e of the rail. 65 When the coli.crete fill lias sufficiently, set or tl-ie pavfno, h been completed over tile road@ bect, Stich-8i)aciiio' foi-i@i-s are ivithdranvn and@ the space or cha-'mber iiiterinediate the rail tnd r6acl beci niaterial is filled with q - pl,,tstic 70 or semi-fliiic.1 cusilion and sealinginaterial., This matei-ial is preferably an asplialt b,,is(, conta' ' o@ a I filler ofi oti@.er, matei!ials. This resiliel ii e'tishion material is poui-ed into the eliamb ei- thro,iigli th6 access si-ot aiid Itilowed 75 to ,@et or lia@den therein. It@adheres closel Y, cind uiiiforila'ly to tl-ie ti-ack rail and the ,idjacep-t, face (),f tl@e paa,eiiieiat or th6 fill of c6nerete or other n-iatqriftl. B@ tiills .1iloid. in o' the line'r @ in sitii the diffictilti-es of, h,,in- 80 cili'@-ig a@e obi,iited ,iiid a perfvci Li@ion of the mate@i'll witli the r@Li-I @,iid ,idiacent f@C6 of the roac.1 bed'6r fil.li- materiil,is e-st,,tblished TI-ie ol)ject Of tile, inveiition, is to simplify the, form is inell as tlae Ti-ieans ancl inode of ap- 85 p DI rail-! iiiiers to I i-ailii,,,ty const@i-iction @N@l @'lleir6by tlie@ iiill not onl but will be'i-D6r@ offi(@ieiit, capa sily v A@I)plioc and (Iiiielil and arv ii-io, coiiditiolis ancl iire@,ul aces go ancl insurance a(rainst the forma@- tioii of -,tir poel@@ets. A furtlier ol,)ject of the iiiveiition is to pli@ovide aD inII)ro@-0,1 forn-Y of tr"Ack s6al iihiell Al'ill exclude riioistire@ 95 A f iii-ther ol)jeel of the ii-iveliti6n is to pi-ovicle ,iR iiiipi-oved forni of cusliioii oi- resilieiit boncl betaveen@ t-h(, tr,,Iclc @rall and@ the road' l@ed jiiat6i,ial )i,iiieli ia,ill @,ibrat@iol'i and 5i-ofect the roacl bed 1-nat6riil ,ind I)avil@,-@ ioo ,to,ain'st det6rioration. A furtlier ol)ject of the ini,entioii ig to proi,ide aniiii@i-6vecl follni for confini-ng the road b,-@d iiiaterial to pi@od.uce'iii@term'ediite tl-ie ro,,.cl bed @fill i-ticl rail. a cli.,iiiibei.- liavino, a 105 constri cted. l@@fic t- ve t bod f o i o o@ r(?,cei y o resiliciit @sel@iii-ig i-riiterial. A furtlier ol-@ject of t,lie inve,,ition@ is to@PVOATi@le @ ametliod of al,)I)Iyin,,y in sitti;it body of resilient, sei-I.ing materi I to tr,,ick 110

2 1,693,878 With the above primary and other incidentall objects in vi ew a-s will mo,re fully,ap@ear in the specificati6@, the inventiori consists of tho7 fea'tures of @onstriietion, the part,s and combinations thereof, aii d the mode of opei@ation, oi- their equivalents, as lieieinaft6r described -,ind set forth,,in the claims. Referrin(, to the accompan ing dra-wiiio:s, tn y Fig. 1 is a trans-verse sectional vio%iv of -a portion of t i-aillwa3, ti-ack constructilon to w,liicii t@lie I)iesetit inv@ntion has beeli ftpplied, illu-trating tlierein s Lieces ivo, stages of the process orilietli6d. 'Fia.2isad6tailriersp6cti@eview sliowl ii@ieiiibet p6sitioned besilde a ti, ek t( )I-Y io filliiig 0 a r P',IVID (y tll'O rald isi detail - ,,iew iiitistratiirig ti MO the form xiieiiiber. Fi(r., 4 is @it detail pei-spt@ctive v@iewof a f tirtliei iy lodification@of the foilni inembei-. Fig. 5 illits@- 20 trates a@ modification of the iiiethod or 1)r ocess i.n SI, wliere' the cu iion materi.all .p@ast, c form is applied to the raiis prior t,o ing tile track bed. L'11-@e, oarts dre indicated by siaiilar char2,5 acters of refei@ence, throu(-,h@tit the several vie'%Vs. ,In the acconipanving di-awin(@s 1-1 i@e m pre I @ent the track rdifs m6unted upon aliy suitable eross tie. In the present const@@ctl()n 3o the rails 1 are shoivn motinted upon the slee - p er block, 2@-2 interconiiec ansverse -,iiigle bai-s 9). The sleeper refer,,ibly superposed upon a Of @as]phalt or other cushion tie a5 construction forms iio par ntinvention but is f d and elftimed in pr wood cross ties niav e cross ties of ;v at-ever type are @embed 4 fill of concrete or gravel ballast as is Befoi-e coinpletiiig the i-oa(l bed, fill 4 and the surfa@@e pavement, if the@latter is to be l@tict ' foi,ms ii-e set oii op@osite sldcs of the rails 1-1 to iiinit the a@proacli of tlie filling 1 erial and I)aveiiient toward the i'ails. 4 lltt, Stieli foi@iii side i-nay be in or(linary planlc as sholvn a I t 5 in Fig. 1, whiell is set on e(Ice in 4 l@,ei-tical pl@tne l@(s@146 tlic, i,ai 1 with the toplntti-(,in of the plank beai-ing agaiiist the side 50 of tfie rail fltnae oi- head. This foilill m(linbei- oi- plank@ 5 aftords beneatli tlle rail flaiilr@ or liead ttnd between the plaiilc 5 and the -vv-eb of the rail 1 lon<),itu@dina,l chaniber 6. AlPter the fill lias been coiri5' f)let6d intei-medi ' e @ l@ 6t opposite 5@ ate th ails sides tliei@eof. and the surf,,ice T)@ve@ient laid, 4, forin pl,.i@k This leav s th, 5 is ,vitliclt-:iAn. e I)eside ttie flan(-Ye oi@ liea(i of the i@,iil I t substtintially pai-til.lel slot, (pi-eviotisly ocetipi(,.d 60 -gin. C( by,.tlie n@ai (,f the pladk) )iiii@iini@atino, 6. Re ilieiit sealing witli t]@e (@liambei s mateFIELI, pi-eferably asl)halt inte.i,iiiixed with a stiitable.fillei@ niatei,ial, fs pouied through the ,lot iiito the cliainber 6 inhile iii a @mo@i@Een or .6a seini-fluid condition. The @liqui(I a-,@ha'lt or other esilient sealing iiiaterial col , r Impletely fills the assa(re 6 atid ci IiaiuLer or p )nfornis closely to tiie surfa@es of'the i'ail i and the body 4 of filling inatei-ial. Not only does the matei@ial poured ,vitbin the cl)aniber 6 com- 70 i)lcltely fill such Li I b t 'i adi@eres to the walls of th foriiiing perfect i-inioii tlierew.itli to exe ude water. By pouriii(,- t@l-te in,@tterial into the cliai,nl)er or passage 6 ivllilc@ in a soft or fluid condition sudh ma- 7;-) t(,I-ial ivill fl6i@@about and confo.rm f@o@tiie bolt lieads, ,tnd niit@ and to the spike lieads as w,--Il as:othelii-reloiilai-ities of stii-I'Ace, an,,! the liner 7 tlltis formed becoliies a cont,inu6tis s body. 80, 1, wlioi-cis pitfoi-iii d liner sti@i@ StFil) oi iiiiist be in@tlalle(I in sections. In lieti of oi-dintti-y pl@iiiii: 5 tised as a I f-oi@in itiel-tiber for confinidg the body olr filler ii-ititerial 4,@sii@li form i)referably consists f -,I sectloii of sliect liletii ilaviii@), its rnar@,in,,g 85 9 ra bel-it IItterdllv to fot@iii substantially@@a Ilel flaiiges @ 9 alnct 10. The wi(ler flange 10 at the bett6in of the sli@e@ j@ietal--form 8 rests upbr. the i@ail base and be rs a(gyainst t,lie web of the riil to liold the foriii side 8 in spa a- i)o tion. At the same time tl@e narrow al fla,nge 10 at the top of the foriii i bears a(yaiiist the side of''tl-ie i-ail head or flainge il@10 11old the foi-m side 8 sufficiently SI)a@e(i tilerefroin to@ afford the en't,ran@e or f) c@oii,imtiiiicatiiig slot tlirotigli whicli'ti@e iesitlent se.,tlinz @iiaterial mav be @ dep6sited to form the linei- 7. Whethe'r the sin-iple forn-i of.aplank5oitlieflanged@s'l-ieetliaetalfo@ni8@ i@ oniployed, U sliaped voli:es 11 ar-e f otind convenient for liolding ttie form @idA@@menibers in their ac-ljtisted posit-ions i-@lative @! to ti-le @ ail 1 ivhile the fill a@nd paviiig is bein@ c6niplete Oil opposite side's of the i-ail. @ Sucli yolce@ 11 arc, adaptecl to siintiltane6usly liold forjyi@ 105 rneinbers on opposite si(-Ies o? the i,a,il@ 1. TJI)oii coirll)le C;ii of tl)e @fill 4 of road I)ed ii@iaor @,iiig@o@f tli@ i-oi(I bed@as tlie caqe iiiay forill n)(@i-fll)ei-s 8 ably ivitl The ,@bapo of the fortil iiieiiib(,,ii is It, tlp()n beiii(,@ elevtted stlfficieiitly t r til(l, ION@,-er Ittferal flancre 10 tl ilea of the i-ail., tl-ie fol'ili iiity b(- ttli-iie,d- lat,ei--tl a,@ slio),Nn tiy (iotte(I tlle of t,ii(@, lowei- fltil 115 Itioii 10 tlirougli tlie, SlOt iDt-@I'll@le(lillit aiid tlie fill of! i-oid bpd matc,rial. . If iiec 9sary, the flanffecl poi@tion 10 may be berit or flexe(i otitwar@lly by ptilling,i-ipo@ the foi,in 8 diii-in(, its iable the angle of th reinoval to ei e 120 fori-n nto pass throu(-;Ii the @,l , ot.. In Fi(y ?i tlier is s@lioivn t iiio(fificat e ion ivli@@(, in ii "6f the lowei- latei-al int6gi@al fltiige 10; the foriii side 8 is @pi-ovided iviili pi-%,ote(I sp,,.tee.in -c@t i,ipoii the b-ts(@ of tlip- rail a d 1.1)lit@ 1 wliicli I -,tg-.tinsi t@e web poi@t,ion@ tli,ei.-eof to low(,i@ i)@@t of the forin 8 in its i(Ijiisted POS i7 t,ion. Upon wit,lidi@awing tlie; foi-i-ii 8 t,ie sl)acinly, fingei,s II-) , Nvilf @foill @d;o pivot,@l: colin("Cfion 6 i) @b6tit! tlieir' t 130