The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1886-06-09

on curves.
by means Of template to meas
ure the distance that the rail is to bt
moved great deal Of valuable time
can be saved by irving the inside
spikes beforehand. Inside spike:
will be set with templates in every
third tic, and will project sufficiently
above the surface Of the tie to receive
The base Of the rail. When the
change actually takes place, there
fore. all that will be. necessary to be
done will be to draw the few inside
spikes that have been left to keer
the rail in position, shove the base OF
the rail under the spikes that have
already been driven on the inside OF
tue new gauge, and then secure it by
driving in the outside spikes, leaving
the old outside spikes to be drawn at
leisure. This arrangement will also
save the necessity for measuring the
gauge and changing the bearing On
the day of the change.
The distribution of forces for
work on the Richmond and Danville
lines on the day of the change will
be, for each squad of fifteen men,
three men drawing inside spikes, two
men throwing rail, one man with
hand car, one man driving down
stubs, seven men driving spikes, one
water boy. The list of tools for each
force will be seven spiking hammers
| and seven extra handles, four claw
bars, one stub punch, one monkey
wrench, one standard track gauge,
one water bucket, ono tin cup, two
lining bars, one axe, one track
wrench, one adze, one water barrel,
one lever car 4 g. gauge, will be pro-
vided. The foreman who belongs on
the subdivision will use the lever
car, and let the foreman from the
other section use his wide gauge pole
car. 1t will not be necessary to drive
any inside spikes on the day of
change of gauge except to drive home
those that have been set back and
drive inside spikes at joints. Out
side spikes are to be driven at joints,
centres, and quarters, on tangents and
at joints, and in every other tie be.
tween joints On curves. When the
| work Of change Of gauge is com.
menced, the first object to be attained
is to get the main track in condition
to pass trains with safety. To do
| this, forces will work regardless of
section limits until they meet forces
working in opposite direction. AS
soon as forces meet, they will then
return over the track they have
changed and full spike curves, and
then full spike tangents. After this
work is completed, all sidings that
have not already been changed will
be brought to + g. gauge. Compen.
sation allowed each foreman for work
on day Of change will be three dol,
|lars, and each laborer one dollar and
; fifty cents and rations.
Cali railway forces have been in.
creased to at least double their ordi.
nary number, and on the day of the
change Of gauge there will be at least
three men assigned to each mile of
| track, The men will be scattered
along the whole line. and the work
will be in progress CT every mile OF
the road as the same time. The
/ squads 60 out from each section
house. and two squads beginning In
the middle Of . mile they work in op'
posjte directions until they meet the
next squad. I'm this way tue dis
tance will easily 10 covered In q day,
and the whole track changed in gauge
with only one days trains off the
track, The work will be done be-
tween $50 A. n. and 4 p. NJ, during
which time the running of ali trains
will have to be suspended. After
1 o'clock, however, tAe fAnplag Of
! tie fFains will he resumed:
%;Tbe change Of gauge, Of course
neccssitates complete changeip in the
running gear af the rolling stock
and this is an immense job. This
work has been in progress fol
months. however, and all the trucks
wheels and axles not on trains ahso
lutely peoeasafy ipk the every day
business of the roads have been il
the shops getting ready for their new
work. The trains now III use have
bccn hxed so shat the wheels can bt
pushed three inches nearer together
with case and expedition.
"a great many of the roads have
delayed getting new !ocomotives un
I'll Tie phange Is made. and they have
been ordered to suit the new gauge
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