. The trackman's helper, a handbook for track foremen, supervisors and engineers . ©CU457966 *7u. /. r PREFACE The object of this book is to help the MAN ONTHE TRACK by giving him in the most convenientform the practical results of observation and studyof track work on the railroads of the United Statesfor the last twenty years, in addition to the notes thatwere published in 1894 by the late J. Kindelan. The original book has been entirely rewritten andbrought up to date, the illustrations redrawn and agreat many new ones made. A very large quantityof brand new material has been added from the
. The trackman's helper, a handbook for track foremen, supervisors and engineers . ©CU457966 *7u. /. r PREFACE The object of this book is to help the MAN ONTHE TRACK by giving him in the most convenientform the practical results of observation and studyof track work on the railroads of the United Statesfor the last twenty years, in addition to the notes thatwere published in 1894 by the late J. Kindelan. The original book has been entirely rewritten andbrought up to date, the illustrations redrawn and agreat many new ones made. A very large quantityof brand new material has been added from the ex-perience of the authors and from the files of the tech-nical journals, which have been carefully searchedfor the purpose. We have kept constantly in mind the followingpoints that are neeessarj^ in a practical book of thiskind, namely:-— (1) It must cover the principal field of a track-mans work. (2) It must not waste space by going outside ofthat field. (3) It must avoid elaborate theories, which he hasnot the time to investigate. (4) Its language must be plain enough to
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