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Class Number: 238 Class Title: RAILWAYS: SURFACE TRACK Subclass Subclass Number Title 1 MISCELLANEOUS 2 ROADBED 3 .Highway track 4 ..Metallic 5 ..Concrete 6 .Continuous 7 ..Concrete 8 .Street crossing 9 .Rail paving 10 R PORTABLE TRACK 11 .Embankment or fill 12 .Crossovers 13 .House moving 14 .Traction mats 10 A .Toy truck systems 10 B .Simulated roadbeds 10 C .Continuous roadbeds 10 E .Toy track, rail-guided 10 F .Toy track, slot-guided 14.05 ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS 14.2 .From rail to noncontiguous rail or other object 14.3 .Special rail 14.4 .Combined rail joint or support 14.5 ..Interposed conductor 14.6 ...Rail web contacting 14.7 ..With intermediate bond-wire support 14.8 .Dowel pin or inserted key type 14.9 .Protected bond 14.1 .Plural or laminated bond 14.11 ..On both sides of rails 14.12 .Rail bond forms 14.13 .Rail-head attached 14.14 .Rail-base or flange attached 14.15 ..Molded joint 15 TRACK CURVES 16 .Rollers 17 GUARDRAILS 18 .Spring 19 .Under main rail 20 .Two-rail chair 21 .Two-rail clamps 22 .Spacers 23 ..Tapered 24 STRINGERS 25 .Concrete 26 .Metallic 27 TIE ARRANGEMENT 28 .Diagonal 29 TIES 30 .Forms 31 ..Jointed 32 ...Hingedd 33 ...Pivoted ends 34 ..Detachable ends 35 ..Multiple section 36 ..Vertical sandwich 37 ..Horizontal sandwich 38 ..Twin 39 ..Complementary sliding lock 40 ..Truss 41 ...Integral 42 ..Stringer ends 43 ..Loop or hook ends 44 ..Spread ends 45 ..Special 46 ...Rail joint 47 ...Bridge joint 48 ...Spring 49 ...Old rail 50 .Rods 51 ..Rail-base 52 ..Turnbuckle 53 ..Screw rod 54 .Cross section 55 ..Two-part 56 ...Channels 57 ...I-beam 58 ...Angles or T's 59 ..Channel flange down 60 ...Sheet metal 61 ...Rolled 62 ..Channel flange up 63 ...Sheet metal 64 ...Rolled 65 ..I-beam 66 ...Rolled 67 ..T-shape 68 ...Cast 69 ...Inverted 70 ..Tubular 71 ...Multiple 72 ...Rectangular 73 ....Vertical telescope 74 ....Separate lid and bottom 75 ....Separate bottom 76 ....Separate lid 77 ....Folded sheet 78 ....Integral 79 .....Cast 80 ...Triangular 81 ...Circular 82 .Corrugated 83 .Nonmetallic 84 ..Plastic compound 85 ...Internal reinforcements 86 ....Truss 87 ....Tube 88 ....Cast 89 ....Rolled section 90 ....Closed loopp 91 ....Rods 92 .....Crosstied 93 ....Foraminous sheet 94 ....Wire 95 ...Armored 96 ....Box 97 ....Tube 98 ....Side and bottom 99 ....Side and top 100 ....Sides 101 ....Top 102 ....Top and bottom 103 ....Bottom 104 .End closures 105 .Spacers 106 .Anchor lugs and ribs 107 .Insulation 108 ..Sectional tie 109 PEDESTALS 110 .Pot 111 ..Cast 112 .Wrought plate 113 ..Inverted "U" 114 .Tube or box 115 .Concrete block 116 ..Chair bar 117 ..Bar core 118 .Wood block 119 .Pier 120 .Screw 121 RAIL ARRANGEMENT 122 RAILS 123 .Rack 124 .Turnout 125 .Vignoles 126 ..T-base insert 127 .Channel 128 ..Integral 129 .Trough and filler 130 .T-rail 131 .Webless or flat 132 .Reversible 133 ..Triple head 134 .Tubular 135 ..Integral 136 .Step tread 137 .Biped 138 .Base bar 139 .Side bars 140 .Detachable guard or step 141 .Split base and web 142 .Split tread 143 .Detachable head 144 ..Lap web 145 ..Grooved web 146 ..Integral grooved base 147 ..Web clamp 148 .Tread surfacess 149 .Webs 150 .Substance 151 RAIL JOINTS 152 .Insulated 153 ..Transverse abutting 154 ..Chair 155 ...Twin 156 ....Base plate or bolted 157 ...Angle 158 ....Weber type 159 ..Splice bars 160 ...With base plate 161 ...In channel 161.5 .Lubricant- or liquid-containing 162 .Cast on 163 .Molten filler 164 .Welded 165 .Switch rail 166 .Pivoted 167 .Compromise 168 .Truss rod 169 .Parallel beams 170 .Gravity 171 .Expansion deflectors 172 .Vertical adjustment 173 .Yielding rail end 174 .Variable levels 175 .Special rails 176 ..Channels 177 ..T-web U-base 178 ..Flat 179 .Internal key 180 .Flush web key 181 .Web key splice lock 182 .Joint lug key 183 .Integral web key and bars 184 .Web locks 185 .Z-form 186 ..Base-connected 187 .Chair 188 ..Twin 189 ...Base stiffener 190 ...With base plate 191 ...Base-bolted 192 ...Lapping base sections 193 ...Interlocked base sections 194 ....Longitudinal keys 195 ..Angle 196 ...Pivoted 197 ...Splice lug engagement 198 ...Sliding splice lock 199 ....Base plate underlap 200 ...Weber type 201 ...Transverse slide 202 ....Screw-operated 203 ....Horizontal wedge 204 ....Vertical wedge 205 ..Integrall 206 ...Base filler 207 ...One-side filler 208 ...Two-side filler 209 .Base plate 210 ..Top flange 211 ..Angle-bar underlap 212 ..Angle-bar overlap 213 ..Base stiffeners 214 ..Distorted 215 ..Center seat 216 ..Rail lock 217 ..Side clips 218 .Tread bridge 219 ..Rail-head insert 220 ..Rail-head cover 221 ..Notched head 222 ...Twin 223 ..Head section 224 ...Saddle 225 ..Rail section 226 ...Splice key 227 ..Spacer 228 ...Expansible 229 ..Web posts 230 .Scarf 231 ..Longitudinally assembled 232 ...Twin 233 ...With vertical drop 234 ..Longitudinal or vertical 235 ..Vertical drop 236 ..Laterally assembled 237 ...Twin 238 ...Longitudinal lock 239 ....Twin 240 ..Angularly assembled 241 ...Longitudinal 242 ...Lateral 243 .Splice bars 244 ..Multiple part 245 ..Toggle 246 ..Rail guide 247 ...Attached 248 ..Rail sleeve 249 ..Longitudinal bolts 250 ..Bar lugs and splice keys 251 ..Bar bolts and splice keys 252 ..Slotted bolt locks 253 ..Bolt keys 254 ..Rail-groove swing 255 ..Cam-tightened 256 ..U-bars and loops 257 ..Vertical bevel flange 258 ..Tapered 259 ..Springs 260 ..Fasteners 261 ...Double and split keys 262 ..Nut and bolt lock 263 ..Adjustable joint clampss 264 RAIL SEATS 265 .With anchor in concrete 266 .English chair 267 .T-rail 268 .Inverted channel rail 269 .Cast 270 ..With tie 271 ..Plane top 272 .Wrought 273 ..With tie 274 ..Plane top 275 .Twin jaws 276 ..Wrought 277 .Pivoted 278 .Jaw and seat 279 .Gravity 280 .Saddles 281 .Vertical adjustment 282 .Lateral adjustment 283 .Cushions 284 ..Metal springs 285 ..Wood blocks 286 .Spiking blocks 287 TIE-PLATES 288 .Gauge 289 .Plural tie 290 .Lap 291 ..Interlock 292 .Rail brace 293 ..Integral 294 .Spike lock 295 ..Lug on spike 296 ..Pawl 297 .Anchors 298 ..Integral 299 .Tie butting 300 .Sleeve 301 .Reversible 302 ..Spring 303 .Screw spike 304 .Top surface 305 .Rotary 306 .Rail-base seats 307 .Contour 308 .Spike-hole arrangement 309 .Spike-shank brace 310 FASTENINGS 311 .Welded 312 .Protective boxes and closures 313 .Universal 314 .Yoke 315 .Rail anchors 316 ..Pawl 317 ..Cam 318 ..Rail recess 319 ..Rail lug 320 ..Distorted rail 321 ..Tie contactt 322 ...Cam 323 ...Swinging clip 324 ...Wedge 325 ...Bevel slide 326 ....Reversed lap 327 R ...Twin jaws 328 ....With wedge 327 A ....Two-part, with lock 329 ...Diagonal 330 ....Integral 331 .Transverse slide 332 ..Screw-operated 333 ..Horizontal wedge-operated 334 ..Vertical wedge-operated 335 .Abutting screw point 336 .Rail brace 337 ..Vertical slide 338 .Clamps 339 ..Gauge 340 ..Multiple face 341 ..Cam adjustment 342 ..Nut type 343 ..Anchors 344 ...Vertical face 345 ...Vertical shank 346 ...Ratchet 347 ..Bevel guide 348 ..Internal arm 349 ..Spring 350 ..Integral with tie 351 ..Clip type 352 ...Double 353 ...Vertical wedge 354 ...Horizontal wedge 355 ..Hooks 356 ...Pivoted 357 ...Twin 358 ....Through bolt 359 ....Single pivot 360 ..Lever 361 ..Wedges 362 ...Parallel 363 ...Aligned 364 ...Flange 365 ...Locks 366 .Spikes 367 ..Interlock 368 ..Bent 369 ..Split end 370 ..Plug 371 ..Socket 372 ..Screw 373 ...Sockets 374 ..Socket and wedge 375 ..Lock 376 ..Ratchet 377 .Bolt anchors and sleeves 378 .U-bolts and clipss 379 FOOT GUARDS 380 .Switch point 381 .Wheel-depressed 382 DEADENING NOISE * ****************************** * DIGEST * ****************************** DIG 1 Track structure assembled by gluing