. Building and repairing railways ... : Forming one of the series of the volumes comprised in the Revised and enlarged edition of The science of railways, . Fig. 305. HUNTINGTON S TRACK GAUGE. Cac also be used to square ties with the rail, though there are roads having a special tool for squaring the ties with the rail. -iU ]3UILDi:SG AKB EEPAIRIISQ Fig. Mchenry track gauge. It is similar to the Huntington Gauge shown in Fig. 305, the special fea-ture being the arrangement for accurately gauging curves which is now leftalmost entirely to guess work. Five steel shims, each ^-inch thi
. Building and repairing railways ... : Forming one of the series of the volumes comprised in the Revised and enlarged edition of The science of railways, . Fig. 305. HUNTINGTON S TRACK GAUGE. Cac also be used to square ties with the rail, though there are roads having a special tool for squaring the ties with the rail. -iU ]3UILDi:SG AKB EEPAIRIISQ Fig. Mchenry track gauge. It is similar to the Huntington Gauge shown in Fig. 305, the special fea-ture being the arrangement for accurately gauging curves which is now leftalmost entirely to guess work. Five steel shims, each ^-inch thick (shownin enlarged end cut) each representing three degrees of curvature, providefor properly gauging curves up to 15 degrees. For straight track the shimsare pushed up out of the way. The change is easily and quickly made.
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