. Report on the substitution of metal for wood in railroad ties . + + + 00 00 00 S O 05O t- ^ e ^ ^ C § art O O 00 t-©<M © © in o 00 o (mco f OS ■»!< (M■*rH in CM r-Tr-T fo i-T W <1 • p. o a •H la U. REPORT ox THE SUBSTITUTION OF METAL FOR WOOD IN RAILROAD TIES, BY E. E. RUSSELL TRATMAN, C. E. nS S U I JitlcS ( LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL. 103 Tribunii Building, ]^EW York City, January 31, 1890. Sir : Herewith I submit my final report upon the use of mstal trackon railways as a substitute for wooden ties. This report presents at considerable length, and in considerable de-tail, the deve
. Report on the substitution of metal for wood in railroad ties . + + + 00 00 00 S O 05O t- ^ e ^ ^ C § art O O 00 t-©<M © © in o 00 o (mco f OS ■»!< (M■*rH in CM r-Tr-T fo i-T W <1 • p. o a •H la U. REPORT ox THE SUBSTITUTION OF METAL FOR WOOD IN RAILROAD TIES, BY E. E. RUSSELL TRATMAN, C. E. nS S U I JitlcS ( LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL. 103 Tribunii Building, ]^EW York City, January 31, 1890. Sir : Herewith I submit my final report upon the use of mstal trackon railways as a substitute for wooden ties. This report presents at considerable length, and in considerable de-tail, the development of the use of such track in many foreign coun-tries, the experience thus obtained and the present state of the metaltrack question. The bulk of the information has been obtained fromollicial sources. Foreign railway managements as a rule have mani-fested great courtesy and a willingness to furnish full information bothin regard to the various systems of track, the conditions of service, andthe results obtained. In order to show the thoroughness of my inves-tigation, I may state that my memoranda show personal letters ofapplication for information written to over three hundred individuals,of wliom
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