. 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 . ndmore than the three or more separate machines, orwhy do without having them all at the investment ofone? The American will build a railroad from stemto stern and then maintain it. It is very flexiblein its adaptation to the auxiliary uses. It can berun up onto a flat car, if it is on the ground, andshot out at train speed from one operation to another;and when it reaches the next job it is ready to dowhatever is require
. 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 . ndmore than the three or more separate machines, orwhy do without having them all at the investment ofone? The American will build a railroad from stemto stern and then maintain it. It is very flexiblein its adaptation to the auxiliary uses. It can berun up onto a flat car, if it is on the ground, andshot out at train speed from one operation to another;and when it reaches the next job it is ready to dowhatever is required, which cannot be said of theregular Pile Driver, Steam Shovel or LocomotiveCrane. But the reduced investment is not the mostappealing feature. Things are done quickly andeasily, without a lot of extra labor and fussing of the number of laborers that it are often hard to get at any price. This isnot only a satisfaction and saving, but a great reliefto many smaller roads that are located a considerabledistance from labor markets, and who find it almostimpossible to get labor when wanted, at any price. 61 Building a Railroad The Logging Road. lUlchiug Along the Logging Road If it were possiblefor the American toapply or fit into oneclass of work betterthan another, it is ina logging operation. Aside from havingmore or less main line,logging spurs are beingbuilt continuouslyand there is track tolay and relay. Driv-ing the logs to the mill is to a great extent a thingof the past; the log road must go to the logs—theywont come to it. Rough country must be passedover with minimum mileage. Every fraction of apercent increase in maximum grade means increasedfuel and greater up-keep cost of train equipment,not overlooking greater danger of derailments andaccidents. Going upgrade is hard on everything andeverybody and going down is dangerous. With anAmericati on the job, cuts and fills can be made atless ultimate expense. A Southern logging road recently bu
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