. Electric railway journal . Fig. 7—Track Maintenance—Typical Example of Timber Decay which means the tie must show 6 in. clear heart on the and 4 in. of clear heart on the 6-in. side. No short-leafyellow pine ties will be accepted. Sound and Square Edge Yellow Pine.—Ties must be of goodlong-leaf Southern yellow pine, or, in other words, must havethe same qualities, and must pass the same inspection as theheart pine tie, regardless of the sap. Cypress.—Hewn cypress must be free from wave, rot, dote,honeycomb and other defects, to show one heart face, allow-ance 1 in. sap on two oppos
. Electric railway journal . Fig. 7—Track Maintenance—Typical Example of Timber Decay which means the tie must show 6 in. clear heart on the and 4 in. of clear heart on the 6-in. side. No short-leafyellow pine ties will be accepted. Sound and Square Edge Yellow Pine.—Ties must be of goodlong-leaf Southern yellow pine, or, in other words, must havethe same qualities, and must pass the same inspection as theheart pine tie, regardless of the sap. Cypress.—Hewn cypress must be free from wave, rot, dote,honeycomb and other defects, to show one heart face, allow-ance 1 in. sap on two opposite corners. Ties must be hewedsmooth on all sides, with faces parallel and of uniform thick-ness and saw butted at both ends. Inspectors examine each tie before it is placed on the vesselat the point of shipment, and the tie is stamped so that if anytie reaches the yard or later comes on the work in the streets. Fig. 9—Track Maintenance—Treated Ties Installed inNewark, N. J. and does not comply with the specifications, the responsibilitymay be easily placed. In like manner, all bridge, crossings,plank, and structural timber is inspected and carefully gradedaccording to the specifications under which it was experience has proved that exception is seldom taken to theinspectors decisions at point of shipment, whereas inspectioncan rarely be carried out to the satisfaction of either the rail-way or the dealer if it is done at the point of delivery. CRUSHED STONE. Since the extensive use of concrete and stone ballast for trackconstruction, many companies either have become interested in
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