Article explains how 701st Railway Grand Division recovered 2-8-0 United States locomotive from bottom of deep ravine almost by hand; to strengthen and reinforce fill to restore main line to operation, it was necessary to move locomotive some 20 ft to accommodate additional cribbing to hold reinforcement of fill; this was accomplished by building platform of ties bridging creek to swing locomotive around and in the clear of fill.
Military railway wrecking job
Ry Age
Railway Age ; 116 , n 12
1945
2 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Englisch
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