SOUTHERN RAILWAY TRACK REPAIR CREW REMOVES OLD RAILS AND REPLACES THEM WITH NEW QUARTER MILE LONG RAILS IN A REGULAR PROGRAM TO IMPROVE THE COMPANY'S 10,531 MILES OF TRACK. ON A GOOD DAY, WHEN THE CREW DOESN'T HAVE TO HALT WORK TOO MANY TIMES TO LET TRAINS PASS ON PARALLEL TRACKS, THEY CAN LAY SLIGHTLY LESS THAN TWO MILES OF WELDED TRACK PER DAY. THE CREW NUMBERS 50 TO 55 MEN, AND SOUTHERN HAS AN AVERAGE OF FOUR WORKING THROUGHOUT THE SYSTEM

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