. Building and repairing railways . Fig. 300. STONE SLEDGE HAMMER. Used to break boulders or rocks sliding into cuts and other work of this class. Fig. 301 Fig. 302. RAILROAD SHOVEL. For tamping earth, sand and some varieties of gravel ballast and for ditching, etc. SCOOP SHOVEL. For handling gravel, cinders, snow or other light material or very soft wet earth which will run off an ordinary shovel. Fig. 304. TRACK LEVER OR LIFTING BAR, USED FORHEAVY TRACK WORK. Fig. 303. LONG HANDLED SHOVEL. For digging deep trenches or deep holes as for telegraph Fig. 305. HUNTINGTON S TRACK GAUGE. Ca
. Building and repairing railways . Fig. 300. STONE SLEDGE HAMMER. Used to break boulders or rocks sliding into cuts and other work of this class. Fig. 301 Fig. 302. RAILROAD SHOVEL. For tamping earth, sand and some varieties of gravel ballast and for ditching, etc. SCOOP SHOVEL. For handling gravel, cinders, snow or other light material or very soft wet earth which will run off an ordinary shovel. Fig. 304. TRACK LEVER OR LIFTING BAR, USED FORHEAVY TRACK WORK. Fig. 303. LONG HANDLED SHOVEL. For digging deep trenches or deep holes as for telegraph Fig. 305. HUNTINGTON S TRACK GAUGE. Can also b+; used to .square tics with the rail, though there are roads having a special tool for squaring the ties with the rail. 352 BUILDING AND REPAIRING RAILWAYS. d$£
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