. Building a railroad; a handbook devoted to a new, speedy and economical method of performing every operation from grading right-of-way to ballasting and maintaining track . ii Building a Railroad. Loading Old Rails Crew line-iip: One operator for American fireman for American laborers. The usual custom isto pick up rails from oneside of the train at atime. Provide two menon the ground alongside1* 9SL^^M¥tKK^I the car to be loaded.^*^S@HMHHi^B| One of them clamps thei| rail tongs on the rail^^^^^^^i| center, and the other holds end of the rail to H!t»af^^eaBHHBmi^^^^^
. Building a railroad; a handbook devoted to a new, speedy and economical method of performing every operation from grading right-of-way to ballasting and maintaining track . ii Building a Railroad. Loading Old Rails Crew line-iip: One operator for American fireman for American laborers. The usual custom isto pick up rails from oneside of the train at atime. Provide two menon the ground alongside1* 9SL^^M¥tKK^I the car to be loaded.^*^S@HMHHi^B| One of them clamps thei| rail tongs on the rail^^^^^^^i| center, and the other holds end of the rail to H!t»af^^eaBHHBmi^^^^^HHn guide it as Ditcher boomPukins up Old Rails is swung to position over the car. Two menon the car, one at each end of the rail, guide it intoplace. The man on the ground, whose duty it is toguide the rail, throws angle bars and bolts on the laborer can often be used to advantageahead of the work train marking rail centers andturning rails ball up. The train is spotted on sig-nal from brakeman as in unloading rails. General Remarks A prominent Southwestern road showed the fol-lowing saving in loading old rails after extensiverelaying: Per rail Per ton With hand
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