. Building a railroad; a handbook devoted to a new, speedy and economical method of performing every operation from grading right-of-way to ballasting and maintaining track . Building a Railroad. The locomotive spotsthe train as the track islaid, and brings in addi-tional material. The ties are piled inbundles of 16 or 18,sufficient to lay one 308^ ft. panel of track. Achain is hooked aroundLaiHis iiutk IUii and Uoi-jinuutiy the tics, which are quick-ly dragged over tops ofcars, or along the sides of the cars on the grade,to where a straight lift can be obtained, thenswung around and dropped i
. Building a railroad; a handbook devoted to a new, speedy and economical method of performing every operation from grading right-of-way to ballasting and maintaining track . Building a Railroad. The locomotive spotsthe train as the track islaid, and brings in addi-tional material. The ties are piled inbundles of 16 or 18,sufficient to lay one 308^ ft. panel of track. Achain is hooked aroundLaiHis iiutk IUii and Uoi-jinuutiy the tics, which are quick-ly dragged over tops ofcars, or along the sides of the cars on the grade,to where a straight lift can be obtained, thenswung around and dropped into place on thegrade or trestle. Two men on tie cars keep theties piled up ready for machine to take tong runner hooks tongs onto the rail, andpasses the chain back to men on the tie cars. Themachine then swings around, picks up a rail, andslewing around to the front, deposits it on the , bolts and angle bars are carried on carwith the machine. An analysis of laying 3,250 feet of track on com-pleted grade in nine hours with the American isinteresting. The items are as follows: This length of track involves the laying of 108sections or panels of complete track, each 3
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