Fairbanks 12-1492 - 12-1496 A.A.R. Combination Railroad Track/MTS - Manual (Page 46)

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Fill the Rail Pockets with Mastic or Cold Patch
50538-38 Rev. 2
11: After the concrete has cured and the rail is installed, fill the rail pockets continuously with
bituminous mastic or asphalt, except at the ends of the scale where clearance must be main-
tained between the approach and scale rail, and between the pit coping and scale deck cop-
ing.
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6 1/2"
1 1/4"
6.0" 4 1/2"
3/4"
6" X 1/4" Plate 6 1/2" Long
8 ea. Required
Shaping and welding steel plate to the end of the Rail pockets as shown above will provide a
dam for the mastic at the ends of the rail pockets.
12: After the deck has cured, remove all welded coping spacer nuts. Open manholes and
provide access by cutting the corrugation.