. American engineer . a section some30 miles long of the Bagdad Railway was opened in the Taurusmoiintains, and not long before a longer section of the same linewas completed east of these mountains. There is some veryheavy work to be completed in the mountains before the twosections can be connected. This work is near the northeastcorner of the Mediterranean sea, whicli will be reached by abranch line to .Mexandretta. It may be supposed that the Turkshave other work than railway building to occupy them at thepresent time; but the enterprise is in the hands of Germansand others, while of cours
. American engineer . a section some30 miles long of the Bagdad Railway was opened in the Taurusmoiintains, and not long before a longer section of the same linewas completed east of these mountains. There is some veryheavy work to be completed in the mountains before the twosections can be connected. This work is near the northeastcorner of the Mediterranean sea, whicli will be reached by abranch line to .Mexandretta. It may be supposed that the Turkshave other work than railway building to occupy them at thepresent time; but the enterprise is in the hands of Germansand others, while of course there has been profound peace inAsia Minor. Equipment for Clearing Wrecks Examples of Conveniently Arranged Cars andTools Designed for Quick \\ ork in fclmergencies Any erjuipment which is not in frequent use is likely to beconsidered of secondary importance and be entirely overlookedfor considerable periods in the bustle of modem railroad wrecking outfit, which ordinarily stands in an out-of-the- So^ \p,ng Hcok- A b C D EF G H I J K l\m N CtS-D/hfa Ss 8\ 49s // l-p 6t K ( # ll ■■■4sin f^ id it ^ i & yi id /| % li\5 // II ■■■leefo ^ id a II e ioi\& £i z^sM /// sideration. Any car that is not fit for use in any other capacityis considered good enough for wrecking train purposes, and itis common to see old box cars in which a man of average heightcannot stand erect without striking the carlines, and which, ifgiven a severe shock, would he likely to break in two. used astool and living cars. Little or no attention is given to the selec-tion of equipment nnd its arrangement in the cars, and many
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