. Rules of the road . W^/vred b^ i&co<.^^,j^ £^^^i~Tpt^<- RULES OF THE ROAD DEPARTMENT. ILLINOIS CENTRAL R. R. STANDARD TRACK SECT ONS. ctuef Engineer July: JS99 RULES OF THE ROAD DEPARTMENT. 9 standard diagram, and stakes will be set for lineand surface by an engineer when practicable. 12. Roch ballast must always be broken out- The rock is toside of the track, thrown in with forks and with forks,firmly tamped Avith tamping picks. Shovels must never be used for handling the brokenstone, as dirt will invariably get mixed with thestone and start the ties churning, and also startvegetation
. Rules of the road . W^/vred b^ i&co<.^^,j^ £^^^i~Tpt^<- RULES OF THE ROAD DEPARTMENT. ILLINOIS CENTRAL R. R. STANDARD TRACK SECT ONS. ctuef Engineer July: JS99 RULES OF THE ROAD DEPARTMENT. 9 standard diagram, and stakes will be set for lineand surface by an engineer when practicable. 12. Roch ballast must always be broken out- The rock is toside of the track, thrown in with forks and with forks,firmly tamped Avith tamping picks. Shovels must never be used for handling the brokenstone, as dirt will invariably get mixed with thestone and start the ties churning, and also startvegetation. The greatest care should be observedto keep all ballast, gravel as well as stone, cleanand free from earth. The shoulder ballast shouldbe picked down to the bottom when necessaryand when clean thrown back with forks. 13. There should be a uniform depth of at Thickness ofleast ten inches of clear broken stone under the ties. The space between the ties should be filledup even with, but never above the tops of theties. From twelve inches beyond the ends of thecross-ties the ballast should be sloped evenly tosubgrade at the rate of one a
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