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The science of railways (1904)

Kirkman, Marshall Monroe, 1842-1921 · New York, Chicago, The World Railway Publishing Company · leaf 201

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197 STANDARDS OF CONSTRUCTION. tion that their largest surface is resisted by the end wood of the tie when there is a lateral press- … Fig. 97. WOLHAUPTER TIE PLATE. With rib to resist the lateral motion of the rail. ure produced by a passing train; on the top of the plate there is placed a lug against which the outside of the base of the rail is placed. The lateral movement of the rail is resisted by the spikes as in the first…

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