International Correspondence Schools · Scranton, Pa. : The Colliery engineer co. · leaf 504
act gauge, the guard rail is spaced 1| inchesfrom the gauge rail; but when the gauge is widened, as onsharp curves, the amount of the increase in gauge mustbe added to the space between the gauge and the guardrail. 1669. I^ining Curves.—A common habit of trackmenwhen lining curves is to throw the… … TRACK WORK. 1093 A safe rule is to always throw the track inwards, i. e., tow-ards the center of the curve. It is at once apparent thatthe efifect of the cen-trifugal force of thetrain in passing overa curve is to throwthe track outwards,and in lining curves,the track should bethrown inwards, iffor…
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