Patent ID: 6283383
Filing Date: 2001-09-04
Classification: E01B

Abstract:
A rail system comprising:a crosstie made from a material selected from the group consisting of wood and concrete;a crosstie shoe made of elastomeric material, said shoe having a sidewall that widens in an upward direction and at least partially surrounds said crosstie, wherein an end of said shoe has and inner side and an outer side, said inner side having a flexible lip that sealingly abuts said crosstie and said outer side having a nose with a rectangular cross section, and wherein an inner side of said sidewall has a rib-groove system; andan elastic intermediate layer disposed between a bottom of said crosstie shoe and an underside of said crosstie, said elastic intermediate layer having channels extending in the form of a strand, said channels being disposed substantially in the same plane and having two alternating geometries.