SOUTHERN RAILWAY RIGHT-OF-WAY WORK CREW JACK UP A RAIL THEY ARE REMOVING OLD TIES AND REPLACING THEM WITH NEW ONES WHILE IMPROVING THE ROADBED. THE MAXIMUM SAFE SPEED FOR VIRTUALLY ALL THE COMPANY'S 10,531 MILES OF TRACK IS 60 MILES PER HOUR. THAT CONTRASTS WITH ANOTHER COMPANY WHICH HAD SOME TRACK WITH A SAFE SPEED MAXIMUM OF EIGHT MILES PER HOUR. IN 1974 SOUTHERN SPENT PERCENT OF ITS REVENUE ON TRACK MAINTENANCE

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