. Steel rails; their history, properties, strength and manufacture, with notes on the principles of rolling stock and track design . d in tubular castings embedded in the ties. Weightabout 310 pounds. 1 ^ •• \J V •• \l K A K A FTTT^ PTT^ Fig. 72. — Adriatic Railway Tie. (Concrete Review.) Adriatic Railway Tie. -- (Fig. 72.) Reinforcement, 29 rods having a totalarea of 3 square inches. The rail is fastened by bolts passing through the tieand inserted from below. The beveled rail seat is in accordance with Europeanpractice. Weight about 286 pounds. Riegler Concrete Tie. — (Fig. 73.) Some of thes
. Steel rails; their history, properties, strength and manufacture, with notes on the principles of rolling stock and track design . d in tubular castings embedded in the ties. Weightabout 310 pounds. 1 ^ •• \J V •• \l K A K A FTTT^ PTT^ Fig. 72. — Adriatic Railway Tie. (Concrete Review.) Adriatic Railway Tie. -- (Fig. 72.) Reinforcement, 29 rods having a totalarea of 3 square inches. The rail is fastened by bolts passing through the tieand inserted from below. The beveled rail seat is in accordance with Europeanpractice. Weight about 286 pounds. Riegler Concrete Tie. — (Fig. 73.) Some of these ties have been in ser-vice on the high-speed tracks of the Pennsylvania Lines for several yearswithout showing signs of deterioration. The ties have a laige bearing surfaceand fifteen are used for a 33-foot rail, instead of eighteen standard wooden ties. SUPPORTS OF THE RAIL 103 The ties have rounded sides, which assist in distributing the downward thrustover a short distance on each side of the tie, and the reaction assists in holdingthe tie from slewing, all the ties remaining as first placed at right angles to. SECTION A-B SECTION C-D Fig. 73. — Riegler Concrete Tie.
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