. The street railway review . CROSSINGS ON 1111. in. UNITED RAILWAY,mi,l Trunk. Trestle near Rochester. â iiil under P. o. .v Trestle orer Michigan Central nearOrii 3 STREET RAILWAY REVIEW 543 extending clear th - tie bed. In ill new work, and in repairing old work, it is the practice to put in it least i it. of con-crete under the ties 1- has llso been decided to use a good qualityof Portland cement m place of the Louisville mixture. No tie-are used, but the track is held ly iron bars, which are. TEMPORARY TURNTABLE. attached to the rails by special clips and hook bolts, as sh
. The street railway review . CROSSINGS ON 1111. in. UNITED RAILWAY,mi,l Trunk. Trestle near Rochester. â iiil under P. o. .v Trestle orer Michigan Central nearOrii 3 STREET RAILWAY REVIEW 543 extending clear th - tie bed. In ill new work, and in repairing old work, it is the practice to put in it least i it. of con-crete under the ties 1- has llso been decided to use a good qualityof Portland cement m place of the Louisville mixture. No tie-are used, but the track is held ly iron bars, which are. TEMPORARY TURNTABLE. attached to the rails by special clips and hook bolts, as shown bythe plan of track reproduced herewith. The interurhan hue- : i built at various times by different companies and are laid with ights of T rail, ranging from 6o to IJO lb., but in the mam follow railroad practice. Continuous and Webi ire in use and there is considerable track electrically the Lorain method. Mr. John Kerwin, superintendent of tracks, has designed a num-ber of itures in connection with In- department that area little â nit of the periments i- with :te ties. The tie is 6x8 in. by S ft. long, made ol mixed in equal quantities of â nd and portland cement. Embedded in the tie are two in>n in., and 0 ft. 4 in long. For the purposes of spiking the rails to the tie if z-in. pipe are sunk into the tie on the line where the hesi iron p tilled with wooden plug- into which the rail spikes are driven. After the ties ar, I y are permitted to stand three months ⢠r to allow tin- â â
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