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Title: A new system of wooden railways
Year: 1869 (1860s)
Authors: Foster, John
Subjects: Railroads
Publisher: (Montreal ? : s.n.)
Contributing Library: Queen's University Library, W.D. Jordan Special Collections and Music Library
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se conditions I maintain are combined in my system, thus reduc-ing the wear and tear of locomotives, tyres and rolling stock, to a minimum,rendering also the line more agreeable and less fatiguing to travellers,thereby tending to increase the traffic, and at the same time reduce theitem of repairs. 4th. The facility of repairs, is also great, as any piece forming the railcan be removed by driving back two wooden pins, and without lifting the-rails, be replaced by another. I think if these statements are proved by the piece of line actually inoperation, that the principal is worthy of the consideration of those com-panies about to be engaged in carrying out the wooden lines. J. FOSTER. Montreal, May 27th 1869. EXPLANATION. Fia. 1—Represents, on a large scale, a cross-of one rail on the line a. b. in Plan at Fig. 2. a. Fig. 1, shews the hard wood end-ways; b.b. thetwo side pieces or longitudinals, between which the hardwood blocks,, forming the running surface for the train, arefixed.
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Fig. 2—Is a plan representing about 40 feet of thepermanent way, shewing how the joints of the longitudinalsare made to extend over 3 feet, one half of each resting oncross-ties, 3 feet, apart, as «hewn at c. c. c. c. The othercross-ties are 4 feet 6 inches apart. Fig. 3—Is an elevation of the rail, shewing the endsof the cross-ties. JFTC. 3. ^^s^^g^^^^^^m^^^^^^^^^^^^^mm^rnm^M resenting about 40 feet of theiiits of the longitudinals et, one half of each resting onat c, c. c. c. The other Ipart. of the rail, shewing the cuds

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