. Journal of electricity, power, and gas . -tion of the road into Oroville is treated as a branch:it joins the through line at Tres Vias and runs eastfor a distance of miles to Oroville. Except for thatsection where the foothills are approached nearingTres Vias and the Oroville branch, the road is essen-tially level; the maximum grades at the points men-tioned do not exceed i per cent. The rail equipment throughout is of 60 lb., A. E. standard profile. Sawn cross ties from the hearts of pine and firtimber were laid throughout the system, this timberbeing of good quality and supplied b
. Journal of electricity, power, and gas . -tion of the road into Oroville is treated as a branch:it joins the through line at Tres Vias and runs eastfor a distance of miles to Oroville. Except for thatsection where the foothills are approached nearingTres Vias and the Oroville branch, the road is essen-tially level; the maximum grades at the points men-tioned do not exceed i per cent. The rail equipment throughout is of 60 lb., A. E. standard profile. Sawn cross ties from the hearts of pine and firtimber were laid throughout the system, this timberbeing of good quality and supplied by the DiamoncJ Match Company from their forests in the nearby SierraNevada mountains. Throughout the system a high class of track con-struction is in evidence; the nature and height ofembankment show a careful study of conditions. Ex-cept for about ten miles on the Sacramento end, thetrack is thoroughly stone-ballasted. Rock for thispurpose has, for the most part, been hauled from thetailing pits of the gold dredgers at Oroville. A crush-. Views in Sacramento. April 23, 1910) JOURNAL OF ELECTRICITY, POWER AND GAS 371
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