Rail brace assembly

Abstract

A rail brace assembly is adapted to buttress the head of a stock rail selected from one of two different stock rail groups mounted on the top surface of a brace plate. The assembly includes a stop block assembly also is affixed to the brace plate top surface. A rail brace moveable between a first brace position in which it buttresses the head of a rail from a first stock rail group and a second brace position in which it buttresses the head of a rail from a second stock rail group, has a pair of spaced side walls, an upwardly facing top surface, first rail group head and base fishing surface contact areas, second rail group head and base fishing surface contact areas, a first rail group brace plate contact surface and a second rail group brace plate contact surface.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A rail brace adapted to buttress the head of a stock rail selected from one of two different stock rail groups which comprises;
 a pair of spaced side walls, an upwardly facing top surface, first rail group head and base fishing surface contact areas, second rail group head and base fishing surface contact areas, a first rail group brace plate contact surface and a second rail group brace plate contact surface.   
     
     
         2 . The rail brace of  claim 1  wherein said first and second rail group stop block assembly engagement surfaces are parallel to the longitudinal axis of the stock rails. 
     
     
         3 . The rail brace of  claim 1  wherein said rail brace top surface has an upper flat portion and a lower flat portion and said upper and lower flat portions are separated by an angle of 135 degrees. 
     
     
         4 . The rail brace of  claim 1  wherein said top surface has an opening adapted to receive a clip housing.