. Railway track and track work . Kalamazoo. Bush. Standard. Fig. 83.—Metal Cattleguards. have teeth punched up out of the metal for the same purpose. While the teethand barbs may add to the effectiveness of the guard in turning hogs and smallstock, they are open to the objection of possibly causing injury to stock, forwhich the railway company may be held liable. They may also cause injuryto flagmen and others walking on the track. Metal guards which have a flatbottom plate covering the ties and ballast have disadvantages over the slatforms in being liable to cause rotting of the ties by holdi
. Railway track and track work . Kalamazoo. Bush. Standard. Fig. 83.—Metal Cattleguards. have teeth punched up out of the metal for the same purpose. While the teethand barbs may add to the effectiveness of the guard in turning hogs and smallstock, they are open to the objection of possibly causing injury to stock, forwhich the railway company may be held liable. They may also cause injuryto flagmen and others walking on the track. Metal guards which have a flatbottom plate covering the ties and ballast have disadvantages over the slatforms in being liable to cause rotting of the ties by holding water between theplate and tie, while the heat of the plate in summer also aids in this effect. 154 TRACK. Some metal surface guards are shown in Fig. 83. The Kalamazoo guard hastriangular ridges, and triangular teeth punched up out of the flat strips of platebetween the ridges, so that an animals hoof will slip down upon the ridges, being higher than the teeth, would protect a person falling on theguard. This guard, 9 ft. long, w
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