. Building a railroad; a handbook devoted to a new, speedy and economical method of performing every operation from grading right-of-way to ballasting and maintaining track . from the surface track,the machine will run down onto the surface track onthe auxiliary, standard gauge truck wheels. Beforestarting off the car, be sure car wheels are blockedboth ways to keep car from moving. Ditcher Traveling On Its Own Track General Remarks The American travels under its own power onthe surface track in either direction. The machinecan be run off the end of a spur onto the portabletrack sections where
. Building a railroad; a handbook devoted to a new, speedy and economical method of performing every operation from grading right-of-way to ballasting and maintaining track . from the surface track,the machine will run down onto the surface track onthe auxiliary, standard gauge truck wheels. Beforestarting off the car, be sure car wheels are blockedboth ways to keep car from moving. Ditcher Traveling On Its Own Track General Remarks The American travels under its own power onthe surface track in either direction. The machinecan be run off the end of a spur onto the portabletrack sections where there is work for it to do, orit can be quickly set out from the surface track ontothe portable track sections without cutting a rail, asfully explained under Straight Steam Shovel Work,pages 24 and 25. The machine may now move overland any distanceor from place to place on the portable track sectionsas desired. The laborers in thecrew serve as handy menon the ground. Theirmain work is to removeobstructions or smoothup in front of machine sothe portable track will lielevel and firm. The r- II 1 ^ Ditcher Sivinging One Of Its Portable fireman usually has time sections. Building a Railroad
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