Slopes of "four-story" cut on Erie had given trouble because of surface erosion and slides; to stabilize south slope, railroad reduced angle of slope, installed subsurface drainage system to tap hidden springs, and applied covering of cinders.
Stops slides with drainage and cinders
Ry Eng Maintenance
Railway Engineering and Maintenance ; 35 , n 9
1939
Article (Journal)
English
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