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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.
CHARLES M. SIMPSON, OF HOUSTON, TEXAS, ASSIGNOR OF FIVE-SIXTHS TO HOWARD
F. SMITH, OF HOUSTON, TEXAS.
TRACK-LAYING MACHINE.Specification of Letters Patent. Patented May 27,1913.
Application filed October 25, 1912. Serial No. 727,684.To all whom it may concern:
Be it known that I, CHARLES M. SIMPSoN,
a citizen of the United States, residing at
Houston, in the county of Harris and State
5 of Texas, have invented certain new and
useful Improvements in Track-Laying Ma-
chines, of which the following is a speci-
fication.
My invention relates to new and useful
10 improvements in track laying machines.
The object of the invention is to provide
a machine of the character described, which
may be secured upon the ordinary flat rail-
way cars commonly used for carrying rail-
15 way ties and rails and is provided for the
purpose of removing said ties and rails from
the cars on which they are carried and plac-
ing them in position along the road bed so
that they may be readily constructed into
20 a permanent railway track. For the pur-
pose of carrying out this object the machine
is provided with tram ways which may be
secured upon the cars along each side and
which are provided with transverse rotata-
25 ble rollers, operatively connected with a.
suitable engine carried by the machine, and
which have suitable joints or connections be-
tween their sections whereby they will ac-
commodate themselves to the course of the
30 cars in passing over curved track.
A further feature of the device resides in
the provision of means for connecting the
engine with and disconnecting the same
from the transverse rollers of the tram or
35 guide ways.
A still further feature resides in the pro-
vision of suitable derricks mounted upon
the frame work of the machine and pro-
vided for the purpose of picking up the
40 rails from the tram carrying the same and
placing said rails in position for use oni
either side of the road bed.
With the above and other objects in view
the invention has particular relation to cer-
45 tain novel features of construction, opera-
tion and arrangement of parts, an example
of which is given in this specification and
illustrated in the accompanying drawings,
wherein:-
50 Figure 1 is a side elevation of the com-
plete machine. Fig. 2 is a plan view there-
of. Figs. 3 and 4 are side elevation and
plan views, respectively, of the joints con-
necting the outer members of the tram ways.
55 Figs. 5 and 6 are plan and side views, re-spectively, of the joints connecting the inner
members of the train ways. Fig. 7 is a side
elevation of the forward end of the tram
members of the tram for transporting the
ties. Fig. 8 is a detail showing the operative 60
connection of the motive shaft and the tram
rollers. Figs. 9 and 10 show side elevation
and end views, respectively, of the sliding
joint connecting the sections of the motive
shaft, said joint being located between the 65
tram way sections. Fig. 11 is a detail view
of the rail tram support. Figs. 12 and 13
show, respectively, side elevation and end
views of the clutch used for connecting the
motor with and disconnecting the same from 70
the drive shaft. Figs. 14 and 15 show, re-
spectively, an end view and side elevation
of the clutch rod, and Fig. 16 shows a frag-
mentary view of the clutch lever.
Referring now more particularly to the 75
drawings, wherein like numerals of refer-
ence designate similar parts in each of the
figures, the numeral 1 designates a flat car,
which is of the usual construction and which
is provided for the purpose of carrying the 80
rails and ties, and the numeral 2 refers to a
pilot car upon which the operative mecha-
nism of the machine is erected. The pilot
car 2 is provided with suitable transverse
cross beams 3 which are mounted thereon 85
and project beyond the sides of the car and
the frame work 4 is secured upon the under
side of the ends of these beams, said frame
work extending a considerable distance be-
yond the front end of the car 2 and being 90
somewhat wider than said car. Near the
center of said framework i a suitable der-
rick support 5 which is constructed of heavy
durable timber and which extends upwardly
therefrom. This derrick support is held in 95
position upon the frame work 4 by means
of suitable guy rods 6, which are secured
to the top of said support and to the frame
work, and which are provided with turn
buckles of the usual construction, by means 100
of which said rods may be lengthened and
shortened. The forward or delivery end of
the frame work is arranged to be elevated
or lowered by reason of the fact that the
side members thereof are hinged together 105
at the point 7, and the extreme front end
of said frame world is supported by means
of the cables 8 which are secured to the
front ends of said side members and pass
over the top of the derrick support and are 1101,062,743.
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Simpson, Charles, M. & Smith, Howard F. Track-Laying Machine, patent, May 27, 1913; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth853494/m1/4/: accessed June 22, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.