. The street railway review . THE PERSPECTIVE—FROM BELOW. which prevents pounding. Joints are broken and theends of the rails rest on an arched beam between is therefore a supported joint: the load comes upon thetwo .shoulder ties, and they act together as one. directlyimder the rail ends. Rails are spiked to the ties withSl4^A in- spike. On each side of the steel rail is a guard timber sixinches wide and eight inches high bolted to the ties, andwhich would effectualh prevent derailment should wheel. IHE PERSPECTIVE—FROM ABOVE. or axle break by any chance. It also assists in bracingthe
. The street railway review . THE PERSPECTIVE—FROM BELOW. which prevents pounding. Joints are broken and theends of the rails rest on an arched beam between is therefore a supported joint: the load comes upon thetwo .shoulder ties, and they act together as one. directlyimder the rail ends. Rails are spiked to the ties withSl4^A in- spike. On each side of the steel rail is a guard timber sixinches wide and eight inches high bolted to the ties, andwhich would effectualh prevent derailment should wheel. IHE PERSPECTIVE—FROM ABOVE. or axle break by any chance. It also assists in bracingthe structure longitudinally, and takes up all the thrustingforce which comes upon the rails by the application ofthe brakes, and distributes this force oxer a long series ofspans, and is the ideal method of stiffening a road of thischaracter, as it is not practical to have any bracing underthe girders as in ordinary trestle work. Between the tracks are placed ties six inches squareand forty inches apart, on which are laid four 2 in. planks6 in. wide, and which forms a foot-walk for the employes and to permit engineers to make examina-tion of machinery between stations should occasion walk extends the entire length of the road, and incase of possible delay or blockade passengers could easil\-reach the nearest station without difficulty. The structural iron received one coat of metallic paintwhen it left the mills, and two coats of white lead andlinseed oil when finally placed i
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