. The street railway review . esident and general manager of the company, states thatthe reason he used the old rails for ties in this work was thatno satisfactory market for them could be found, as large quan-tities of old rails are for sale in all parts of the country and tfieprice low in consequence. After making trials of them in various so that the upper surface is parallel to the beveled side of thetie rail flange. A % in. bolt secures the clamp in place. Theengraving very plainly shows the rail and tie sections and themethod of fastening them together. These ties are placed G ft. apart
. The street railway review . esident and general manager of the company, states thatthe reason he used the old rails for ties in this work was thatno satisfactory market for them could be found, as large quan-tities of old rails are for sale in all parts of the country and tfieprice low in consequence. After making trials of them in various so that the upper surface is parallel to the beveled side of thetie rail flange. A % in. bolt secures the clamp in place. Theengraving very plainly shows the rail and tie sections and themethod of fastening them together. These ties are placed G ft. apart and bedded in Portland ce-ment concrete, extending 4 in. below the bottom of the each track rail is a beam of concrete 12 in. deep underthe rail base; thesa beams are 16 in. wide at a point 5 in. belowthe base of the and are beveled so that those under theinner rails are 12 in. wide at the bottom, and the outside ones14 in. wide at the bottom. The track rails are imbedded V/s in the longitudinal SHOWIKG OLD-KAIL TIES. ways the plans shown herewith were adopted and the construc-tion seems to be very satisfactory. It is also economical, unlessthe old rail could be disposed of at a price much higher thancan now be obtained. One reason for the low price prevailingis that the old rails for sale are of light section. The new track is laid with grooved rails. 6 in. deep, with a C-in. base; they are in CO-ft. lengths and weigh 8G lbs. This is theJohnson (Section 86-329) rail, made by the .lohnson Company. The ties are old 52-Ib. rails. On single track the lies are 7%ft. long. On double track every third tie and all joint ties are16 ft. long, and the intermediate ties 7 ft. long. The 16-ft. tiesextend under and are fastened to all four track rails; they arebent in the center to conform to the street surface. The old-railties are inverted and the rails fastened to them by means ofclamps; tlie clnmps are l%x2% in., beveled on the under side
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