SOUTHERN RAILWAY RIGHT-OF-WAY WORK CREW, WITH MACHINERY USED TO REPLACE THE RAILROAD TIES AND OLD TRACK WITH NEW QUARTER MILE LONG SECTIONS OF RAIL. ON A GOOD DAY, WHEN THE CREW DOESN'T HAVE TO STOP WORK TOO MANY TIMES TO LET TRAINS PASS ON PARALLEL TRACKS, THEY CAN LAY SLIGHTLY LESS THAN TWO MILES OF WELDED TRACKS PER DAY. IN 1974 SOUTHERN HAD AN AVERAGE OF FOUR CREWS NUMBERING 50 TO 55 MEN EACH WORKING ON THE SYSTEM'S 10,531 MILES OF TRACK

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