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Excerpt from Deformations of Railroad Tracks and the Means for Remedying Them
In discussing the tamping of ties in' the ballast I shall not content myself with presentation of statements or opinions, but will show facts developed under my own supervision, since one is' best qualified to speak of the things that he has seen himself. I have been able to make a large number of such observations, and collect a great many instances for comparison, especially as regards ties. Apart from the ordinary wood tie, I have also experimented with a steel and wood composite tie, and with the steel tie employed on the State System of France. From comparisons thus obtained I have been able to deduct precise rules which I would certainly not have been able to do by working in any other manner.
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