Saves contractors long haul in moving excavated material from cut to fill on Pennsylvania highway; dumping excavated material through 120-ft. chute across double-track railroad line; built on 33-deg. slope; 7×3 1/2-ft. box.


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    Title :

    Chute handles 52,000 Cu. Yd. of fill across railroad tracks


    Additional title:

    Eng. News-Rec


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1928


    Size :

    2 pages


    Remarks:

    3 Figs.


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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