Under new organization developed by Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe, men replace ties at average rate of 384 per day at average total cost of $1.40 per day; machines used include spike puller, rail lifter, tie remover, tie bed scarifier, tie inserter, and pneumatic hammers; work chart for 40-man gang and foreman. (see also Ry Track and Structures v 49 n 9 Sept 1953 p 837-41)
Mechanized tie-renewal gang
Ry Age
Railway Age ; 135 , n 8
1953
3 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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