Adopt flat-bottom tie plate for use on all main track ties; from start have treated all switch timber and bridge ties; savings effected; summary of advantages; submits a comparison of maintenance ratio for few typical roads selected at random; Lackawanna shows by far lowest ratio of any of roads in table. (See also Eng. News-Rec., vol. 100, no. 8, Feb. 23, 1928, p. 310)


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    Title :

    What the Lackawanna has gained by treating ties


    Additional title:

    Ry. Age


    Contributors:
    Ray, G.J. (author)

    Published in:

    Railway Age ; 84 , n 5


    Publication date :

    1928


    Size :

    4 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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