. The elements of railroad engineering . s a good form for tie accounts: TIE ACCOUNT FOR ONE YEAR. Months. Ties Received. Ties Put inTrack. Ties on Hand. HardTies. SoftTies. HardTies. SoftTies. HardTies. SoftTies. January Februarv 1,000800 400300 1,000 1,800 1,400 800 400 March 700 April 400600800 100400200 (iOO May 200 June Tulv J y August September .... October November December TRACK WORK. 1635. Cutting Weeds.—On all mud-ballasted roadsthe cutting of weeds is an important item in the cost oftrack repairs. All weeds within a distance of 3^ feet fromthe rail should be kept cut clean to
. The elements of railroad engineering . s a good form for tie accounts: TIE ACCOUNT FOR ONE YEAR. Months. Ties Received. Ties Put inTrack. Ties on Hand. HardTies. SoftTies. HardTies. SoftTies. HardTies. SoftTies. January Februarv 1,000800 400300 1,000 1,800 1,400 800 400 March 700 April 400600800 100400200 (iOO May 200 June Tulv J y August September .... October November December TRACK WORK. 1635. Cutting Weeds.—On all mud-ballasted roadsthe cutting of weeds is an important item in the cost oftrack repairs. All weeds within a distance of 3^ feet fromthe rail should be kept cut clean to the surface of the is important to prevent their getting an early start;hence, when making track repairs early in the spring thesurface of the ground should be shaved over either with ashovel or weed cutter. This will increase the labor of earlytrack repairs, but it will save much subsequent labor andloss of time. A heavy growth of weeds seriously checks the speed andefficiency of a train, especially on heavy grades, besides. Fig. 511. promoting decay of ties. For cutting weeds the blades ofshovels or weed cutters should be ground to an edge, and afile kept handy for resharpening. The men should be dis-tributed one to each rail length to prevent crowding andinsure an equal share of work from each. The weed cutter shown in Fig. 511 does more effectivework, and is less severe upon the men than the shovel. The handle of the weed cutter is considerably longer andthe blade lighter than that of the ordinary track shovel. Inusing the weed cutter, men are not compelled to keep theirbacks continually bent as when using the shovel, and theycan cover from one-sixth to one-fourth more ground in aday. 1068 TRACK WORK. 1636. Mowing Weeds, Grass, and Brush.—If the section force will admit of it, all weeds, grass, and brushshould be cut from the right of way. This work should becommenced by July 20th, mowing first the grass and weedsabout all wooden structures and burning them as
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