. Proceedings of the annual convention . esive coating on the bottom side, and two each of cut line andanchor spikes. The original installation of Burkart pads in section 27 had no coatingand were of a green color. The new pads are black and are said to be of the samematerials, except for the addition of the coating. The new pads were punched with ^^-indiameter holes for 2 staggered line spikes. There were no splits in the pads after installa-tion on June 18, 1952, and none was found on July 25 when the initial penetrationreadings were taken. Sections 48 and 49 On July 3, 1952, one freight car
. Proceedings of the annual convention . esive coating on the bottom side, and two each of cut line andanchor spikes. The original installation of Burkart pads in section 27 had no coatingand were of a green color. The new pads are black and are said to be of the samematerials, except for the addition of the coating. The new pads were punched with ^^-indiameter holes for 2 staggered line spikes. There were no splits in the pads after installa-tion on June 18, 1952, and none was found on July 25 when the initial penetrationreadings were taken. Sections 48 and 49 On July 3, 1952, one freight car truck was derailed to the inside of the long 4-deg30-min test curve and damaged some of the tie plates, line spikes, anchor spikes andtrack bolts in all of the sections north of section 9, except in section 30 where the 11-intie plates were not struck by the wheel flanges. Most of the damage was done alongthe inner rail where the wheel flanges passed over the field shoulder and extension of the ( continued on page 1052) 1048 Track. ¥h^ 5 II u Track 1049 1? 0) O ^5 +3 ^ X t^,H ja +> 4^ P^ O C. S C -^ ^ a, ^ -^ S (fl -p n -H o TJ CO S i S TJ 0*8 ■*^ ^* ^ -H H O rj■H H eg -P Q +J r-^ -P^ nl y) p. rt • ass^ § f* 4J 4J tj (11o rt rt C tD S D c rt « -^ P,tO O t si c r. ^a +> *> ^3 2,8. I iici a >^ 4 •a •§ ■§ l£^^ 4J .O CU4 8 ^ ^i .. -^ p. H rt i3 iH H 0 o o o o 1 -S15 ,8 »-) 1-4 rj rt OCQ^c3!t ui a* CL, (.^ ■d -1. g. 8Sa 85 O Q K s ° ° a s 43 H H +> W •S b d O 3m cq ra m MMmh rt a a a d ■ S It I r^8*^5« .a| -IJ° ..X:S°oa^ o -r^ -9 pK8a WJ o y ni rtL rt d n J) c a h M i0 O Ills 8 VHm VI i5 ^ o o o a a ■5 S O *> 4J 33353 ■H _ 1 O -P w OJ -H 3 ^8Bt5-g p, Ji —^ -P .35 ^ Vi W O TJ a B „ t>w o c o ^ P. _ c tj om 3 Cl .rl 5 O +> 3g, •O Q O O rt M 5 c e c . oirt rt rt rt ^ •» .5 .5PS^^ fH
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