Journal of the Franklin Institute; devoted to science and the mechanic arts (1826)
Franklin Institute (Philadelphia, Pa.) · Oxford, Eng. [etc.] Pergamon Press [etc.] · leaf 773
Fig. 1, is an end-section of the parallel rail and jom^-pedestal (the pedes-tal where two ends of different lengths of rail meet); showing also themode of keying the rail by cotter bolts. Fig. 2, is a plan of the above; andFig. 3, a side section. The weight 50lbs. per yard. The stone blocks arefrom… … Fig. 5. s I have tried this form of rail against ten other forms of rail of the likeweight per yard or thereabouts, not only by actually running heavy loco-motive engines over them, but by means of the steelyard and lever, andhave always found that it will carry more weight than any other with the…
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