. Building and repairing railways ... : Forming one of the series of the volumes comprised in the Revised and enlarged edition of The science of railways, . Stone stringer and Strap Rail, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, A. D. 1833. Thiswas a favorite American Wooden Stringer and Strap Rail, Albany & Schenectady Railroad, A. A strap rail was used on many of the first railroads in America, par-ticularly in the Central and Western States. Fig. G. 32 BUILDING AND REPAIRING RAILWAYS. The method of constructing track with stoneblocks and stone stringers gave a rigid road bedand rough rid
. Building and repairing railways ... : Forming one of the series of the volumes comprised in the Revised and enlarged edition of The science of railways, . Stone stringer and Strap Rail, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, A. D. 1833. Thiswas a favorite American Wooden Stringer and Strap Rail, Albany & Schenectady Railroad, A. A strap rail was used on many of the first railroads in America, par-ticularly in the Central and Western States. Fig. G. 32 BUILDING AND REPAIRING RAILWAYS. The method of constructing track with stoneblocks and stone stringers gave a rigid road bedand rough riding track which were very destruc-tive to locomotives and cars. This led to theintroduction of the T rail and the use of crossties.^
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