International Correspondence Schools · Scranton, Pa. : The Colliery engineer co. · leaf 478
distance of 3^ feet fromthe rail should be kept cut clean to the surface of the ground.It is important to prevent their getting an early start;hence, when making track repairs early in the spring thesurface of the ground should be shaved over either with ashovel or weed cutter. This will increase… … Fig. 511. promoting decay of ties. For cutting weeds the blades ofshovels or weed cutters should be ground to an edge, and afile kept handy for resharpening. The men should be dis-tributed one to each rail length to prevent crowding andinsure an equal share of work from each. The weed cutter shown…
Railroad engineering
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