. The American railway; its construction, development, management, and appliances . Steam Excavator. It is the cus- 22 THE BUILDING OF A RAILWAY. On the prairies of the West the road-bed is thrown up fromditches on each side, either by men with wheelbarrows and carts,or by means of a ditching-machine, which can move 3,000 yards ofearth daily. In this casethe track follows immedi-ately after the embank-ment, and the men livein cars fitted up as board-ing-shanties, and movedforward as fast as requir-ed. If the country con-tains suitable stone, theculverts and bridgfe abut-ments are built by gang
. The American railway; its construction, development, management, and appliances . Steam Excavator. It is the cus- 22 THE BUILDING OF A RAILWAY. On the prairies of the West the road-bed is thrown up fromditches on each side, either by men with wheelbarrows and carts,or by means of a ditching-machine, which can move 3,000 yards ofearth daily. In this casethe track follows immedi-ately after the embank-ment, and the men livein cars fitted up as board-ing-shanties, and movedforward as fast as requir-ed. If the country con-tains suitable stone, theculverts and bridgfe abut-ments are built by gangs.
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