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A railway crossing installation for a pair of spaced-apart elongated rails each having a transverse section, a bottom horizontal flange, a vertically extending bight and a top ball. A plurality of relatively elongated concrete gauge panels are provided, with each gauge panel having a top surface gen

A railway crossing installation for a pair of spaced-apart elongated rails each having a transverse section, a bottom horizontal flange, a vertically extending bight and a top ball. A plurality of relatively elongated concrete gauge panels are provided, with each gauge panel having a top surface generally aligned with the ball upper surface, each gauge panel having elongated sides disposed adjacent the rails and ends disposed in confronting relation to any adjacent gauge panels. The gauge panel side adjacent a rail has an integral elongated projection spaced below the panel top surface, with the projection extending towards the bight. A resilient, elongated extrusion extends along each gauge panel side between the projection side and the rail bight, the extrusion being selectively removably secured to the projection so that the outer ends of the extrusion is closely adjacent the associated rail. The installation also includes concrete field panels positioned outwardly of each of the rails. The inner sides of the field panels have a resilient seal secured thereto which extends towards the associated rail.

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I claim: 1. A railway crossing installation, comprising: first and second spaced-apart elongated rails, each having in transverse section a bottom horizontal flange, a vertically extending bight and a top ball having an upper surface and a lower surface flanking said bight; at least one relatively

I claim: 1. A railway crossing installation, comprising: first and second spaced-apart elongated rails, each having in transverse section a bottom horizontal flange, a vertically extending bight and a top ball having an upper surface and a lower surface flanking said bight; at least one relatively elongated concrete gauge panel with each gauge panel having a top surface generally aligned with said upper surface of said top ball, each gauge panel having elongated first and second sides disposed adjacent said pair of rails, respectively, and ends disposed in confronting relation to any adjacent panels; each of said sides of said panel having a projection extending therefrom towards the associated rail and including a substantially vertically disposed upper wall portion having upper and lower ends, an intermediate wall portion, having inner and outer ends, extending outwardly away from said lower end of said upper wall portion, and a lower wall portion, having upper and lower ends, extending downwardly and inwardly from said outer end of said intermediate wall portion; each of said sides of said gauge panel having a plurality of elongated threaded fasteners which are partially embedded in said projection in a manner so as to protrude outwardly and downwardly from said lower wall portion of said projection in a horizontally spaced-apart manner; first and second resilient, elongated, flat strips having upper and lower ends and inner and outer faces which are selectively removably secured, adjacent their said lower ends, to the outwardly protruding portions of said fasteners at said first and second sides of said panels, respectively so as to extend upwardly and outwardly from said fasteners; said lower ends of the inner face of said first and second flat strips being positioned adjacent said lower wall portions of the associated projection and said upper ends of said flat strips being positioned adjacent the associated rails; and first and second metal angle members secured to said first and second sides of said panel, respectively, so as to be positioned adjacent said upper wall portion and said intermediate wall portion of the associated projection. 2. The installation of claim 1 wherein said intermediate wall portion of said projection extends downwardly and outwardly from said lower end of said upper wall portion thereof. 3. The installation of claim 1 wherein said intermediate wall portion of said projection extends substantially horizontally outwardly from said lower end of said upper wall portion thereof. 4. The installation of claim 1 wherein an elongated metal bar is positioned adjacent said outer face of each of said flat strips and has horizontally spaced-apart openings formed therein which receive the protruding portions of the associated threaded fasteners, and a nut secured to each of said threaded fasteners outwardly of said metal bar. 5. The installation of claim 4 wherein said metal bar comprises a channel member. 6. The installation of claim 1 wherein said projection also includes a generally horizontally extending wall portion which extends inwardly from said lower end of said lower wall portion thereof. 7. The installation of claim 1 wherein at least one relatively elongated field panel positioned outwardly of each of said rails with each of said field panels having a top surface generally aligned with said upper surface of said top ball, each field panel having an elongated inner side disposed adjacent the associated rail, and ends disposed in confronting relation to any adjacent panels; said inner side of each of said field panels having an elongated resilient seal member secured thereto which extends therefrom towards the associated rail. 8. The installation of claim 7 wherein each of said seal members is angular-shaped in cross-section. 9. The installation of claim 8 wherein said seal members are secured to said inner sides of said field panels by means of threaded fasteners partially embedded in said inner sides of said field panels and which extends outwardly therefrom through said seal members and held in place by nuts. 10. The installation of claim 9 wherein a flat, generally vertically disposed metal plate is secured to said inner side of the field panel, said threaded fasteners extending outwardly through said flat metal plate.