. Electric railway journal . example, onegroup looks after switch and special work repairs, tighten-ing switches, welding new points on tongues and resettingold or setting new hard centers. Another group preparesoffset joints for regrinding with the Kerwin rail having the same men do repairs of the same kind con- fare of the city. The first one, which was laid in 1900 and1901, consists of wooden ties, crushed-stone foundation,9-in. girder rail and medina block pavement. This rail hasbeen subject to very heavy traffic. Practically all of thelines in the city until recently have inclu
. Electric railway journal . example, onegroup looks after switch and special work repairs, tighten-ing switches, welding new points on tongues and resettingold or setting new hard centers. Another group preparesoffset joints for regrinding with the Kerwin rail having the same men do repairs of the same kind con- fare of the city. The first one, which was laid in 1900 and1901, consists of wooden ties, crushed-stone foundation,9-in. girder rail and medina block pavement. This rail hasbeen subject to very heavy traffic. Practically all of thelines in the city until recently have included this part ofthe street in their route. The second section is a type laid without ties, the railsbeing fastened to plates which are bolted into concretebeams under the rail. The plates are spaced about 16 excepting at the joints. Another feature of this con-struction is that instead of the concrete being tamped upto the base of the rail there was left a J^-in. space between Manufacturer mayDetermine Shapeof Hole. Platform Our.» CLuoen W,a, (In! rW., Don S.»J I I Ash W.| Electric Iti/.iJoumal y2 Rod Removable Cover Arrangement to be such asto Allow 1 /Straight Rodto extend from aboveSwitch to Box as shownDrain Box may be placedon either side of Switch Section A A Rochester Way Department—Organization Chart Rochester Way Department—Drain Box for Switch tinually, they become exceedingly expert and uniformity ofresults is secured. The system of inspection and reports is simple but com-plete. Beginning with the force of eight curve cleaners,who inspect and report daily the condition of all specialwork, the inspection of every detail of maintenance andconstruction is provided for. In addition to the inspectorsconnected with the office of the engineer of maintenanceof way, others report to the general foreman of city lines,and still others, belonging to the transportation depart-ment, report track conditions requiring immediate p
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