International Correspondence Schools · Scranton, Pa. : The Colliery engineer co. · leaf 457
. If from any cause the rail does not lie directly Fig. 500. upon the tie, the tie must be held against the rail with anipping bar, shown in Fig. 500. The ends of the ties should be spaced at a uniform distancefrom the rail, both for the sake of appearance and to giveto the rail a uniform… … base of the rail is then brought against the end of the gaugeand the inside spike started. The gauge is then removedand the outer spike started, and both driven home. Theother rail being spiked to a proper gauge will make the railsequidistant from the ends of the ties. The gauging of theties is too…
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