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Identifier: buildingrepairin00kirk (find matches)
Title: Building and repairing railways
Year: 1901 (1900s)
Authors: Kirkman, Marshall M. (Marshall Monroe), 1842-1921
Subjects: Railroads Railroads
Publisher: New York and Chicago, The World railway publishing company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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machinery of the Rotary is underneaththe floor of the pilot house and cab, and is se-curely fastened to the extra heavy steel and ironframe which carries the machine, and is so cov-ered with iron plates as to secure absolute safetyto those operating it. 3. Owing to the perfect mechanical principlesupon which the Rotary is constructed, its weightis properly distributed over its trucks and variesbut a few thousand pounds when in working order. 4. The Rotary is the only steam snow plowwhich has a perfect working ice cutter andflanger which will absolutely protect it from de-railment by snow or ice. 5. The Rotary is the only steam snow plowwhich cuts the snow from the bank and dis-charges the same at a single revolution. 6. The Rotary is the only steam snow plowever operated which has not spread the rails andbroken down bridges, and is consequently theonly steam snow plow which can be run outahead of trains with safety. *The Trackmans Helper. Kindelan, pp. 240-253. MAINTENANCE OF WAT. 411
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412 BUILDING AND REPAIRING RAILWAYS. Seasons9 Work. As to the seasons for doingthe different kinds of work, it may be said thatgeneral improvements, tile drainage, reballasting,etc., can best be carried on from late spring tolate autumn, but all such work should, as far aspossible, be planned and arranged for beforehand,so that the track may not be disturbed for re-ballasting just after the section gang has com-pleted a thorough surfacing. Work trains andfloating gangs for ditching, ballasting, wideningcuts, etc., and special gangs on new interlockingplants, rearrangement of yards, repairing orbuilding structures, etc., may be worked at anytime from the end of one winter to the beginningof another. For the ordinary work on the sec-tions no set rules or program of procedure canbe formulated, as the requirements vary in dif-ferent sections of the country. In general, how-ever, the year may be divided into four seasons,and the work done during these seasons prac-tically as outlined below

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