. Elements of railroad track and construction . Fig. 86. guard rail, of If inches along the straight part of theguard rail, and four inches at the ends. The innerflange of the guard rail is planed off so that the properflange-way can be obtained without interfering with thespiking of the main rail. The guard rail is held in placeby tie plates, rail braces, and spikes not shown in thefigure. Only the heads of the rails in the frog are in-dicated in Fig. 86. 144. Foot-guards.—Foot-guards are devices placedbetween all rails which come so close together that atrackman may get his foot caught betwe
. Elements of railroad track and construction . Fig. 86. guard rail, of If inches along the straight part of theguard rail, and four inches at the ends. The innerflange of the guard rail is planed off so that the properflange-way can be obtained without interfering with thespiking of the main rail. The guard rail is held in placeby tie plates, rail braces, and spikes not shown in thefigure. Only the heads of the rails in the frog are in-dicated in Fig. 86. 144. Foot-guards.—Foot-guards are devices placedbetween all rails which come so close together that atrackman may get his foot caught between them, suchas between guard rails and the main rail, switch-pointrails and the main rail, and other parts of the frog orswitch with similar spaces. A large number of railroademployees are injured in this way every year, particularlyin yards. In cutting, drilling, and making up a trainvery quick work must be done, the men jumping frommoving cars without much time to look out for properfooting. If a man gets his foot caught in one of these 1
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