SOUTHERN RAILWAY RIGHT-OF-WAY WORKER AND MACHINERY. THE MACHINE JACKS UP THE RAILS, PULLS OUT THE OLD CROSSTIES AND REPLACES THEM, TAMPS THE TIES INTO PLACE, AND THEN DRIVES SPIKES TO HOLD THE RAILS IN PLACE. THE COMPANY SPENT PERCENT OF ITS REVENUE IN 1974 ON TRACK MAINTENANCE, THE HIGHEST IN THE INDUSTRY. THAT YEAR SOUTHERN HAD AN AVERAGE OF FOUR CREWS OF 50 TO 55 MEAN EACH WORKING ON THE SYSTEM'S 10, 531 MILES OF TRACK

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