Kirkman, Marshall Monroe, 1842-1921 · New York, Chicago, The World Railway Publishing Company · leaf 336
332 FINANCING, CONSTRUCTING, MAINTAINING. increased. The wood underneath and around the edges of the rail is mashed so that it holds water; incipient rot is the immediate result. To make a tie last its natural life, the first cutting must be prevented."* It is a question whether so much shimming or… … detach particles of Track Jack. ballast, thus tamping it to a fair surface. "Accidents frequently arise from the rail cutting away the tie underneath the outside flange, causing the rail to roll com- pletely over. This trouble arises from the fact that the inside flange of the rail is not securely…
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