. Building and repairing railways ... : Forming one of the series of the volumes comprised in the Revised and enlarged edition of The science of railways, . FiG. 97. TIE rib to resist the lateral motion of the rail. ure produced by a passing train; on the top ofthe plate there is placed a lug against which theoutside of the base of the rail is placed. Thelateral movement of the rail is resisted by thespikes as in the first case, and also the greaterresistance of the lugs against the end wood ofthe tie. The base of the rail, during its lateralmovements, is resisted by th


. Building and repairing railways ... : Forming one of the series of the volumes comprised in the Revised and enlarged edition of The science of railways, . FiG. 97. TIE rib to resist the lateral motion of the rail. ure produced by a passing train; on the top ofthe plate there is placed a lug against which theoutside of the base of the rail is placed. Thelateral movement of the rail is resisted by thespikes as in the first case, and also the greaterresistance of the lugs against the end wood ofthe tie. The base of the rail, during its lateralmovements, is resisted by the lug on top of andextending across the plate, thus relieving thespikes of the wearing action of the base of the. Fig. 98. GOLDIE CLAW TIE lug to prevent the lateral movement ol the rail.] 224 BUILDING AND BE PAIRING RAILWAYS. rail. Fig. 98 illustrates an example of thisstyle. Third, this method aims to have the


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