. The development of the American rail and track . Fig. Pot Tie System, Midland Railway of India, 1889. (From a drawing in the U. S. National Museum.) On the Indian Midland Railway the cast pot tie has been used withfavorable results. See Fig. 103. The gauge is maintained by iron rods DEVELOPMENT OF THE AMERICAN RAIL AND TRACK. 693 extending across the track and held in position by wedges driven intoa slot in the end of each tie bar. HOLLAND, GERMANY AND BELGIUM. The Post tie, see Fig. 104, has been used extensively on the conti-nent of Europe. The section varies in depth and width a
. The development of the American rail and track . Fig. Pot Tie System, Midland Railway of India, 1889. (From a drawing in the U. S. National Museum.) On the Indian Midland Railway the cast pot tie has been used withfavorable results. See Fig. 103. The gauge is maintained by iron rods DEVELOPMENT OF THE AMERICAN RAIL AND TRACK. 693 extending across the track and held in position by wedges driven intoa slot in the end of each tie bar. HOLLAND, GERMANY AND BELGIUM. The Post tie, see Fig. 104, has been used extensively on the conti-nent of Europe. The section varies in depth and width at the center,. Fig. Track, Holland Post Tie, 1889. (From a drawing in the U. S. National Museum.) quarter, and ends; being the deepest in the center, an admirable op-portunity is given for ballasting. The rail is held to the tie by an adjust-able clip fastened by bolt and nut.
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