International Correspondence Schools · Scranton, Pa. : The Colliery engineer co. · leaf 256
d protected by substantial guard stakes, which are RAILROAD LOCATION. 845 marked with the letters R. P. Where the located line trav-erses timber or brushwood, the ordinary stakes on thecenter line should be replaced by much larger ones. Theyare best cut from saplings about 3 feet in length and… … JtJ^Plug and Guard Stake Plug andGuard Stake Fig. 373. guarding points of curve and tangent. While the right ofway is being cleared a man is detailed to look after thestakes and hubs on the center line, as many will be disturbedor torn out of the ground while hauling logs and timberfrom the right…
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