. Building and repairing railways ... : Forming one of the series of the volumes comprised in the Revised and enlarged edition of The science of railways, . A. 13. Fig. SOn. TIE PLUG. A shows the hole in a tie after a spike is withdrawn. B is a wooden plug, slightly larger than a track spike. C shows this wooden plug driven in the hole in the tie after theremoval of the spike. Note—After removing the spikes from a tie, all holes should befilled with plugs before the tie is used again. CHAPTER VI. STANDARDS OF CONSTRUCTION AND MATERIAL. The standard sizes and quality of the variousmaterials and
. Building and repairing railways ... : Forming one of the series of the volumes comprised in the Revised and enlarged edition of The science of railways, . A. 13. Fig. SOn. TIE PLUG. A shows the hole in a tie after a spike is withdrawn. B is a wooden plug, slightly larger than a track spike. C shows this wooden plug driven in the hole in the tie after theremoval of the spike. Note—After removing the spikes from a tie, all holes should befilled with plugs before the tie is used again. CHAPTER VI. STANDARDS OF CONSTRUCTION AND MATERIAL. The standard sizes and quality of the variousmaterials and devices which are used on a newline of railroad are largely determined before thereconnoissance is made, and are in every casedefinitely decided upon before the located line isfinally adopted. STRUCTURES. The financial success of the enterprise willlargely depend on the selection of the properstandards for the different structures along theline. Thus if it is decided to erect substantialstructures for stations, shops, storehouses, etc.,on a new line, the greatest care must be exer-cised, or it may be found that a substantial andcostly structure has been
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