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Manual of recommended practice for railway engineering and maintenance of way (1905)

American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association · Chicago, Ill. : The Association · leaf 57

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ENSIONS. Class. Thickness by Width of Face. Length. ^ Inches. Feet. Feet. Feet. A 7 X 10 8 8yt 9 B 7x9 8 8% 9 C 7x8 8 BVi 9 D 6x9 8 sy^ 9 E 6x8 8 sVi 9 6. Ties which are to be delivered along the right-of-way of therailroad shall be piled at station yards or at points between stationsdesignated in… … Fig. I.—Piling Diagram for Fifty Ties. shall be placed to form, a watershed, as shown in diagram. Each pileshall be plainly marked with the owners name and date when piled.Three feet of space shall be left between piles to allow easy inspection.Sawed ties shall be piled separately from hewed ties.…

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