CLOSEUP OF A SOUTHERN RAILWAY RIGHT-OF-WAY WORKER ON THE JOB. HE IS A MEMBER OF ONE OF FOUR CREWS AVERAGING 50 TO 55 MEN EACH THE COMPANY HAD WORKING ON ITS 10,531 MILES OF TRACK DURING 1974 SOUTHERN THAT YEAR SPENT PERCENT OF ITS REVENUE IN MAINTAINING THE TRACKS, THE HIGHEST PERCENTAGE IN THE INDUSTRY. AS A RESULT MAXIMUM SAFE SPEED ON VIRTUALLY ALL THE TRACK IS 60 MILES PER HOUR THAT FIGURE IS HIGHER THAN FOR OTHER RAILROAD COMPANY TRACK

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