. Electric railway journal . radual, and the comfort of riding isenhanced, so the curve approach is a piece of salesman-ship. Curved-head rails are one of the latest salesmanshipfeatures produced by the up-to-date sales or wayengineer. He will tell you that it puts off rail corruga-tions or cuts maintenance costs, but either one of thesestatements is merely another way of saying that itmakes riding more comfortable—for the less thatmaintenance costs, the better and more comfortable theriding will be, and the greater the inducement to similar effect is obtained by tilting the rails, and
. Electric railway journal . radual, and the comfort of riding isenhanced, so the curve approach is a piece of salesman-ship. Curved-head rails are one of the latest salesmanshipfeatures produced by the up-to-date sales or wayengineer. He will tell you that it puts off rail corruga-tions or cuts maintenance costs, but either one of thesestatements is merely another way of saying that itmakes riding more comfortable—for the less thatmaintenance costs, the better and more comfortable theriding will be, and the greater the inducement to similar effect is obtained by tilting the rails, and thishas positive effects on the purchasers of have asked, What makes this track ride sosmoothly? after the improvement has been made. Sothe difference in the riding qualities of the track, asnoticed by the layman, are not always to its discredit. As an advertising feature for a company, the trackis always before the public. Its condition, and the con-dition of the adjoining pavement, is inseparable, and. Cars Should Cross This Without Jar 486 Electric Railway Journal Vol. 58, No. 13 while the condition of the pavement will not induceriding, it is an index of the condition of the track, forgood pavement cannot exist in connection with poortrack. Good track and pavement is the show windowof the transportation sales shop. It shows what thepurchaser can expect for his money, and while he isperfectly willing to be shaken up and jolted around ona scenic railway, he expects, and is entitled to, asmooth ride for his fare when going to and from hispleasure or business. It is not necessary in the present stage of the art tospend large sums, relatively speaking, to keep trackssmooth. With the various types of welding, in manyinstances poor joints can be taken care of as fast asthey develop, and while the perfect welding and welderhave not yet arrived, it is poor salesmanship to put offthis class of work until that happy time comes. Theman who has paid for his transpo
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