. Building a railroad; a handbook devoted to a new, speedy and economical method of performing every operation from grading right-of-way to ballasting and maintaining track . and are of differentgauges to accommodate the double flanged, doubletread, truck wheels. In use the track sections tele-scope, and are chamfered off at the intersection, sothat it is not necessary for the sections to be laidaccurately, or in line. This facilitates turning is sufficient flexibility or give to accommodatethe track in moving over average uneven ground. The truck is also furnished with auxiliary
. Building a railroad; a handbook devoted to a new, speedy and economical method of performing every operation from grading right-of-way to ballasting and maintaining track . and are of differentgauges to accommodate the double flanged, doubletread, truck wheels. In use the track sections tele-scope, and are chamfered off at the intersection, sothat it is not necessary for the sections to be laidaccurately, or in line. This facilitates turning is sufficient flexibility or give to accommodatethe track in moving over average uneven ground. The truck is also furnished with auxiliary, stan-dard gauge wheels, which permit the machine to traveldown on either permanent or temporary surface auxiliary truck wheels can, by arrangementbeforehand, be set at 36 inch or 42 inch gauge. Ties spiked to the rails make it possible to easilygo over soft, spongy ground that could not be safelypassed over with any kind of a traction the roadway is uniformly good, no ties arerequired, and ties can be placed under temporarilywithout spiking to the rails. Building a Railroad Preparing the Right-of-Way for Grading Clearing Ahead of the Machine. Cliayin:; Timber From Righl-:if-\Vay Timber on the right-of-way is felled and cut tolength in the customary manner, by hand crew,placing to side of the right-of-way to be ^loaded oncars by the machine any time after the road isj^com-pleted. Grubbing, Removing Stumps and Boulders Crew line-iip: One operator for American fireman iorAmerican man and two laborers chain stumps and boulders todipper and act as handy men on the ground. Manand team furnish fuel and water. An ideal watertank holds 10 barrels of water, with box on top forapproximately 1000 lbs. coal. If track is laid downto machine, as the grade is completed, the fuel andwater may be supplied from that source. In making cuts the machine grubs around orundermines a stump so that it is easily pulled out, Building
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