. The street railway review . FIG. 6^JOHNSON RAIL, SECTION <)t—313. very good condition, even better than the white cedar. ,\ long kafsouthern pine 5 x 7 in. 7 ft. long has therefore been adopted for useIwtween the steel ties which are spaced at lo ft. The latter are ofa channel section 6 ft. long, and are secured to the rail by bracketswhich come well up under the head of the rail. electrically welded joint was adopted as a standard in iSy9and since that time, .30,216 joints (representing lod/i miles oftrack) have Inin wehled. Numerous descriptions of the process. FIG. 7—TOOTHED


. The street railway review . FIG. 6^JOHNSON RAIL, SECTION <)t—313. very good condition, even better than the white cedar. ,\ long kafsouthern pine 5 x 7 in. 7 ft. long has therefore been adopted for useIwtween the steel ties which are spaced at lo ft. The latter are ofa channel section 6 ft. long, and are secured to the rail by bracketswhich come well up under the head of the rail. electrically welded joint was adopted as a standard in iSy9and since that time, .30,216 joints (representing lod/i miles oftrack) have Inin wehled. Numerous descriptions of the process. FIG. 7—TOOTHED ASPHALT LAID IN 1X99. with expansion. Probably the best answer is that we forget itthe same as we do the joint after it is welded. Scientifically it may be said that the rail is held in every infinites-imal part of its length by the concrete base, which covers about oneinch of the base of the rail, and by the paving, and the track cannot


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