. Railway track and track work . ulic jacks of 10 to 30 tons capacity are important tools, second onlyto the crane or derrick, and some of them should lift by means of claws (liketrack jacks). For putting derailed cars or engines back u]X)n the rails, variousforms of metal wrecking frogs (or rerailing frogs) are used. One of these isshown in Fig. 225. The frogs are set upon or beside the rails, and in raisingthe wheels they guide them laterally so as to place them on the rails. Thetool car must have an extensive supply of ropes and blocks, wire cables, longand short chains, jacks, common tools
. Railway track and track work . ulic jacks of 10 to 30 tons capacity are important tools, second onlyto the crane or derrick, and some of them should lift by means of claws (liketrack jacks). For putting derailed cars or engines back u]X)n the rails, variousforms of metal wrecking frogs (or rerailing frogs) are used. One of these isshown in Fig. 225. The frogs are set upon or beside the rails, and in raisingthe wheels they guide them laterally so as to place them on the rails. Thetool car must have an extensive supply of ropes and blocks, wire cables, longand short chains, jacks, common tools, track tools, shovels and scoops, basketsand bags for handling grain, etc. The track material on one of the flat carswill include rails, splice bars, one or two switches, frogs and guard rails; alsoabout 100 ties, 5 kegs of spikes and 2 kegs of bolts. The Southern Pacific that at the headquarters of each roadmasters division tliere must beat least 1,000 ft. of rails suitable for temporary tracks, and so placed as to. ] ig 22j—Wiccking Flogs oi Car Replacers. be readily loaded on cars. Piles antl bridge timbers, as well as ties (for trackand cribbing), are also generally available at such points. The car for the crew may be used for hospital purposes. On one road, thiscar has 10 berths for the men (or for injured persons), and is equipped withkitchen, hot-water tanks, stretcher, operating table and medical supplies;also instructions for aiding injured persons until medical or surgical aid canbe obtained. A few railways have hospital cars. As a rule, arrangements aremade with doctors at towms along the line. In case of an accitlent involvinga number of injuries a special train is sent out as soon as possible with doctors,nurses and supplies. For the care and transportation of injured persons, anordinary car is better than a parlor or sleeping car, owing to the windingentrances of the latter. Stretchers may be placed across two reversed seat backs,which gives them a
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