SOUTHERN RAILWAY RIGHT-OF-WAY WORKMEN ATTEND TO A CAR LOADED WITH RAILS. IN 1974 THE COMPANY HAD AN AVERAGE OF FOUR CREWS NUMBERING 50 TO 55 MEN EACH WORKING ON THE SYSTEM'S 10,531 MILES OF RAILROAD. OLD TRACK WAS REPLACED WITH QUARTER MILE LONG SECTIONS OF RAIL. SOUTHERN THAT YEAR SPENT PERCENT OF ITS REVENUE ON MAINTAINING THE RAILS, THE HIGHEST PERCENTAGE IN THE INDUSTRY VIRTUALLY ALL THE COMPANY'S TRACK CAN BE TRAVELED AT A MAXIMUM OF 60 MILES PER HOUR

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