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. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. Fig. 125. • Fig. 120. Anglr Splice Bar, Chicago, Bublingtonand Angle Splice Bar, Chicago, Burlington and Qltxcy Railroad, 60-Lb. Rail, 1808. Quincy Railiioad, 66-Lb. Kail, 1870. iwing in the U. S, Natl il Museum.) (From a drawing in the U. S. National Museum.). Fig. 127. Angle Splii e Bak, Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad, 66-Lh. Rail, 1885. (From a drawing in the National Museum.) Fig. 128. Angle Splice Bar, Chicago, Burlington
. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. Fig. 125. • Fig. 120. Anglr Splice Bar, Chicago, Bublingtonand Angle Splice Bar, Chicago, Burlington and Qltxcy Railroad, 60-Lb. Rail, 1808. Quincy Railiioad, 66-Lb. Kail, 1870. iwing in the U. S, Natl il Museum.) (From a drawing in the U. S. National Museum.). Fig. 127. Angle Splii e Bak, Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad, 66-Lh. Rail, 1885. (From a drawing in the National Museum.) Fig. 128. Angle Splice Bar, Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad, 6G-Lu. Rail, lt90. (From a drawing in the U. S, National Museum.) Mr. F. A. Delano, second vice-president of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad, in charge of the bureau of rail and joint inspec- tion of that company, has compiled the following data concerning the rails and joint fixtures on that road during various years, and has com- municated the same to the curator by letter, from which the following- abstracts have been taken : Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Company. Second Vick President's Office, Bureau k Rail and Joint Rail Inspection, Tests, and Kkcokds, Chicago, June 19,1890. Dear Sir: Regarding your request for standard rails in use on the Chicago, Bur- lington and Quincy in 1870,1880,and 1890,1 take the liberty of going farther hack than the dates you mention, in order to illustrate more Cully the development of track, andshow, if possible, what the tendency lias been. When the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad was first organized in 1854, * These plates are from drawings in the collection deposited by Mr. F. A. Delano, second vice-president of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Smithsonian I
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