. Building a railroad; a handbook devoted to a new, speedy and economical method of performing every operation from grading right-of-way to ballasting and maintaining track . ^American Shifting Track Crew line-Up: One operator for American Ditcher. One fireman. Five or six laborers. Usual train American is headed in on a flat so it canwork from front end of the car. After the angle barshave been removed, it is an easy matter to lift a sec-tion of track, steel, ties and all, with the hoisting line,and shift to either side as desired. A direct side pullmay be obtained by running the hoi
. Building a railroad; a handbook devoted to a new, speedy and economical method of performing every operation from grading right-of-way to ballasting and maintaining track . ^American Shifting Track Crew line-Up: One operator for American Ditcher. One fireman. Five or six laborers. Usual train American is headed in on a flat so it canwork from front end of the car. After the angle barshave been removed, it is an easy matter to lift a sec-tion of track, steel, ties and all, with the hoisting line,and shift to either side as desired. A direct side pullmay be obtained by running the hoisting line through asnatch block fastened to a post or dead man ofsome kind. While shifting track is not an operation that isfrequently performed, there are occasions, such as inreadjusting yards, when it is desirable to shift thetrack in sections rather than by tearing it up and re-laying in the customary way. On such occasions theAmerican very quickly demonstrates its adapt-ability, transferring the heavy sections speedily andeconomically. 36 Building a Railroad. Ditcher Loading Rails Loading and Unloading Material The American can betaken into the materialI yard with the empties,A load the material quicklyJ and cheaply, and goI back to end of the steelI with the work train. Handling Rails In handling steel, de-pending upon conditionsas to climate, weather, ground level, location of railsto track, etc., the American and 5 to 8 men willdisplace an all hand crew of 25 to 30 laborers. The American will easily unload from cars tostock pile, 10 cars of 100 rails each (1000 rails) in10 hours, at a cost for machine expense and labor,of $; actual cost of handling rails less than 3cper ton. It has, on a test, unloaded 100-100 to stock pile in 45 minutes at a cost of $ Remarks (1) The American handles 100 lb. rail as easilyas 30 lb., while the heavier the steel the less the handcrew accomplishes. (2) The American loads into a gondola as eas-ily as onto a flat,
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