. Building and repairing railways ... : Forming one of the series of the volumes comprised in the Revised and enlarged edition of The science of railways, . I C I c TAMPING BAR USED TO TAMP ALL. CLASSES OF BALLASTEXCEPT SLAG AND Fig. 309. TORPEDO,Used to ^ive warning to an approaching train during foggy weather or atnight that the track has been damaged or that there is some obstructionahead; it contains an explosive which gives a loud noise when the enginepasses over it, thus warning the engineer.

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