SOUTHERN RAILWAY RIGHT-OF-WAY MACHINERY, USED TO IMPROVE THE ROADBED. IN 1974 THE COMPANY SPENT PERCENT OF ITS REVENUE IN TRACK MAINTENANCE, THE HIGHEST IN THE INDUSTRY. THAT YEAR SOUTHERN LAID 91,808 TONS OF RAIL AND PLACED 2,278,318 RAILROAD TIES. THE MAXIMUM SAFE SPEED ON THE COMPANY'S TRACK IS USUALLY 60 MILES PER HOUR FOR THE ENTIRE 10,531 MILES OF THE SYSTEM. IN COMPARISON, ANOTHER COMPANY HAS A MAXIMUM OF EIGHT MILES PER HOUR ON ONE OF ITS SECTIONS

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