. 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 . telegraph poles and pulled uphigh grades. For extensive main line work some roads equipthe flat cars with board sides; one car for scrap, tieplates, bolts, nuts, etc., one for good second hand tieplates, and one for angle bars, in addition to the railcars. In heavy work of this kind some roads have fourmen go ahead of the train to classify and assemble thesmall material into piles, so that the four other laborerscan quick
. 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 . telegraph poles and pulled uphigh grades. For extensive main line work some roads equipthe flat cars with board sides; one car for scrap, tieplates, bolts, nuts, etc., one for good second hand tieplates, and one for angle bars, in addition to the railcars. In heavy work of this kind some roads have fourmen go ahead of the train to classify and assemble thesmall material into piles, so that the four other laborerscan quickly load it onto the respective cars. There may be different orders for loading. Forinstance: One order may call for 30 ft. rails in goodcondition, with or without angle bars, on the samecar, another for so many lineal feet regardless ofrail lengths, another for curve worn rail, anotherfor short lengths, etc. When time is lost clearing for main line trainsthe time may be utilized by having the men sort andpile material and scrap on the cars, mark rail centers,break joints on old rails, and classify material inadvance of the train. 35 Building a Railroad Shifting 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
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