. Railway age . Stephenson Hill Cut; Mississippi & Alabama Type of Water Station. Chub Hill Cut; Alabama Western Railroad. is a tank with steel underframe on concrete footingsThose water stations located at points where there is a passing trackhave a penstock between the tnicks. The finished grade is 24 ft. wide in cuts and 18 ft. wide ontills. The theoretical side slope in cuts is 1 to 1, and on fills 1-. to the cuts are side ditches 4 ft. wide and 1 ft. deep. The trackis laid with A. S. C. E. section. So-lb. rail, and is ballasted withgravel, the ballast being o
. Railway age . Stephenson Hill Cut; Mississippi & Alabama Type of Water Station. Chub Hill Cut; Alabama Western Railroad. is a tank with steel underframe on concrete footingsThose water stations located at points where there is a passing trackhave a penstock between the tnicks. The finished grade is 24 ft. wide in cuts and 18 ft. wide ontills. The theoretical side slope in cuts is 1 to 1, and on fills 1-. to the cuts are side ditches 4 ft. wide and 1 ft. deep. The trackis laid with A. S. C. E. section. So-lb. rail, and is ballasted withgravel, the ballast being obtained from pits located on the tracks ft. long are placed at Intervals of about sixmiles. Wherever possible, public highways are carried either over orunder the tracks. In many instances it was necessary to buy extra .37 THE RAILROAD GAZETTE. Vui„ XLIV., No. 11. projMJrty on which lo divert a highway, In order to t-lliulnal<- ;iKrado rroustnK. To operate the line at the outHol lo the bcBl advantage, terminal(acuities have heen provided at
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