. The elements of railroad engineering . 922 RAILROAD RAILROAD CONSTRUCTION. 923 The number of trips in a day for a iOO-foot lead will, there- r , (JOU (number of minutes in day) _G00_ GOO _ number of 75 feet length in lead + 15 ~~ 415 ~ trips at | cu. yd. per trip = cubic yards, theamount of material hauled by each team per day. As theteam and driver cost $ per day, the cost of hauling per cubic yard will be J ^ = cents, Other charges will be the same for drag scrapers as for wheeled scrapers,and we have the items giving total cost to contractor ford
. The elements of railroad engineering . 922 RAILROAD RAILROAD CONSTRUCTION. 923 The number of trips in a day for a iOO-foot lead will, there- r , (JOU (number of minutes in day) _G00_ GOO _ number of 75 feet length in lead + 15 ~~ 415 ~ trips at | cu. yd. per trip = cubic yards, theamount of material hauled by each team per day. As theteam and driver cost $ per day, the cost of hauling per cubic yard will be J ^ = cents, Other charges will be the same for drag scrapers as for wheeled scrapers,and we have the items giving total cost to contractor fordelivering material at the dump, as follows: Loosening with plow cent per cubic yard. Loading and dumping cent per cubic yard. Hauling cents per cubic yard. Maintaining road, J„^ cent for each 100 feet of lead. . .40 cent per cubic yard. Superintendence, water car-rier, and spreading. . cents per cubic yard. Total cost to contractor, exclusive of profit cents per cubic yard. Add 15^ for contractors profit cents per cubic yard
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