Patent ID: 8474730

Claim:
A track system for a railway system, comprising: a base plate configured to be supported on a railroad tie; a drive rail comprising a head portion, a web portion, and a base portion, the head portion configured such that wheels of a train car used in the railway system roll thereon, the web portion connecting the head portion and the base portion, and the base portion being supported on the base plate; and a guardrail comprising a head portion, a web portion, and a base portion, the head portion of the guardrail configured to contact the wheels to prevent the wheels from slipping off the drive rail, the web portion of the guardrail connecting the head portion of the guardrail and the base portion of the guardrail, and the base portion of the guardrail being retained in a support on the base plate; two brace plates connected to the base plate, the two brace plates supporting the guardrail in an opening defined by the two brace plates; a wedge block contacting both the web portion of the guardrail and the base portion of the guardrail, such that the guardrail is disposed between the wedge block and the two brace plates; and a fastener assembly fastening the wedge block to the two brace plates.