. Electric railway journal . Dayton Installation, Where Ties Were Concreted at theYard and Tamped to Line tion of this tie, however, has not been confined to Brook-lyn. It has been put into use on some twenty-five otherproperties representing all classes of traffic. The follow-ing paragraphs will describe the diverse practices followedto meet different conditions on a few of these railways:The Altoona & Logan Valley Electric Railway has beenusing this tie for three to four years and was one of thefirst companies to apply it on curves. An example of the. the tie structure and is left to set. At
. Electric railway journal . Dayton Installation, Where Ties Were Concreted at theYard and Tamped to Line tion of this tie, however, has not been confined to Brook-lyn. It has been put into use on some twenty-five otherproperties representing all classes of traffic. The follow-ing paragraphs will describe the diverse practices followedto meet different conditions on a few of these railways:The Altoona & Logan Valley Electric Railway has beenusing this tie for three to four years and was one of thefirst companies to apply it on curves. An example of the. the tie structure and is left to set. At Dayton the concreteis cast in the ties at the yards, brought out and placed inposition and tamped up to line and grade on a stone ballastfoundation. Finally, as illustrated, concrete is grouted into carry the pavement and also to distribute the load on theballast. This method is the one recommended by the tiemanufacturer, as it is believed that it will give a smoothriding track and require the least time and trouble. The application of these ties at Lorain, Ohio, was madein April, 1913, by the Cleveland, Southwestern & ColumbusRailway. The installation comprised 600 twin ties in con-crete ballast for 1800 ft. of track, partly of 7-in., and partly of 9-in., 90-lb. girder rail. Tie rodswere used on the 9-in. girder rail only. The division in-cluding this installation has a twenty-minute service with35-ton cars. On this installation there are four steamrailroad crossings. The Cleveland Railway installed about 1 mile of theseties i
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