. 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 . can we used ahand crew of 15 men with a work train and laid 1,000to 1,200 ft. of track at a cost of approximately $ day. We have increased the expense about25% and trebled our results. To further compare cost of laying track by allhand crew and with the American: Good authoritystates that with a completed grade and work train, agood steel laying crew of 15 to 20 men should, underthe most favorable conditions, lay
. 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 . can we used ahand crew of 15 men with a work train and laid 1,000to 1,200 ft. of track at a cost of approximately $ day. We have increased the expense about25% and trebled our results. To further compare cost of laying track by allhand crew and with the American: Good authoritystates that with a completed grade and work train, agood steel laying crew of 15 to 20 men should, underthe most favorable conditions, lay by hand from 1,500to 2,000 ft. of track in 10 hrs. at a total expense ofapproximately $ per 30 ft. track length, or $ day. The American at about the same outlay,including all wages and work train expense, easilylays more than twice as much track. When laying track on up grades, climate and wea-ther conditions materially affect the all hand crew, butdo not seriously hinder or retard the American. Railroads figure that more work per dollar canbe obtained from hand crew track laying in Mayand June than any other months of the year. This 29 Building a Railroad. I— mn— •-**- Mm Handling Rails From Gondola is because the weatheris good, the tempera-ture is such that mencan work in comfort andthe men have not beenaffected by the ten-dency to change theirjoljs and ask for higherpay, which restlessstage always comeswith hot weather. The American is especially practical and avail-able in extending track over low, marshy right-of-way,through timber where no swamping or road work hasbeen done, where a large hand crew could not workto advantage, or where it is necessary to first laytimbers to get the track over the right-of-way. If steel is laid up to the machine, the Americancan in an emergency go back up the line and bringdown a car of steel or ties. It travels approximately23^ miles an hour on the auxiliary standard gaugewheels, and if a locomotive can not be furnishedw
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