Circular 8.5 Maintenance of Way - Rail Renewal Operations

Western Washington Short Line
Office of the General Manager
100 Railroad Avenue
Monetesano, Washington

CIRCULAR NUMBER: 8.5                                                                 DATE: January 1, 1955

MAINTENANCE OF WAY
Rail Renewal Operations

BY AUTHORITY OF:


S.B.Clinard
President and General Manager
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Prototype Information


 Next behind come the cars loaded with rails, then the car carrying fipikes, bolts and ;;plicl'l'. an<l aftPr that the cars loarled with ties. Behind the ties should be put the fuel car, if curried, and behind this the loco­motive, turned backwards to the direction in which the work is pro­ gressing. It i,hould be provided with sand pipes which can be used when running in either direction. In any case the fuel should be next to the tenclcr, and the water car next to it, if needed and provided with a he tender, and the water car next to it, with a piece of hose long enough to reach the tender around the fuel car. \There atreams are plentiful along the route the water car may be dis­pensed with by providing a steam siphon for the locomotive. The loco­motive should be the heaviest one available, especially if track is to be laid on mountain grades. On work of considerable magnitude it usually pays to have a blacksmith, with a car carrying a portable set of tools, arrompany the outfit train, and if the contractor,, do a mercantile busi­ness with their employees there are store cars also, carrying supplies of workmen's clothing, provisions, tobacco, etc.

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