SOUTHERN RAILWAY RIGHT-OF-WAY WORK CREW, STOPS WORK TO LET A TRAIN PASS ON PARALLEL TRACKS. ON A GOOD DAY, WHEN THEY DON'T HAVE TO STOP TOO MANY TIMES FOR OTHER TRAINS, THEY CAN LAY SLIGHTLY LESS THAN TWO MILES OF QUARTER MILE LONG SECTIONS OF TRACK. 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. IN THAT YEAR THE COMPANY SPENT PERCENT OF ITS REVENUE ON TRACK MAINTENANCE

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