. Electric railway review . 1-ri1 * ■^ *j|fjS *m * Malleable Iron Tie Plates—Details of Top and Bottom. examination of the illustration that the plate at the outer edge ofthe rail is made 1-16 inch thicker than on the inner edge of therail. This gives the rail a cant toward the inside, which reducesthe tendency to tip under excessive speeds and insures a longer tie plates have now been in use for four years or moreon a large number of roads and have been found to give entiresatisfaction under the most severe service. It is stated that bythe use of these tie plates the life of cedar
. Electric railway review . 1-ri1 * ■^ *j|fjS *m * Malleable Iron Tie Plates—Details of Top and Bottom. examination of the illustration that the plate at the outer edge ofthe rail is made 1-16 inch thicker than on the inner edge of therail. This gives the rail a cant toward the inside, which reducesthe tendency to tip under excessive speeds and insures a longer tie plates have now been in use for four years or moreon a large number of roads and have been found to give entiresatisfaction under the most severe service. It is stated that bythe use of these tie plates the life of cedar ties can be increasedto 10 or 12 years and upward and the life of redwood ties can beincreased to 20 years and upward. INSULATING MATERIAL—A CORRECTION. On page 838 of the Electric Railway Review. June 22, 1907,there appeared an article on insulating material, in which an erroroccurred. The last sentence of the article read: For small companiesnot having sufficient work of this class to do, the Standard VarnishWorks w
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