Methods of rail removal and repaying employed in removing rail skid hazard described and illustrated; rails 35 yr old broke easily, presumably from crystallization; repaving costs had to be kept low; rail removal has effect of adding one or more lanes to traffic capacity of streets.


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    Title :

    Seattle rids pavements of steel rails


    Additional title:

    Eng News-Rec


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1944


    Size :

    3 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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