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|    Denis McMahon to Adam H. Kerman    |
|    Re: repairs to Hudson river tunnels    |
|    11 Oct 14 16:56:14    |
      From: denismfmcmahon@gmail.com              On Fri, 10 Oct 2014 05:08:01 +0000, Adam H. Kerman wrote:              >>>Doesn't explain how they get the concrete underneath it all (very       >>>carefully).       >       >>Pour it between the rails and smooth it out?       >       > I don't know. There are concrete pads and a trough and fasterners, and       > it's all installed in a seemingly illogical order. It also means the       > equipment suspending the rail and maintaining top of rail and gauge to       > spec is supported well outside the area the concrete is being installed.       >       > With bottom up, how do you make adjustments where gauge and top of rail       > problems are found without chopping out some concrete? I suppose there's       > limited play in the fasteners to adjust.              There's a description here:              http://www.railway-technology.com/contractors/rail/sonneville/       pressprecision-laying-of-low-maintenance-track.html              --       Denis McMahon, denismfmcmahon@gmail.com              --- SoupGate/W32 v1.03        * Origin: LiveWire BBS -=*=- UseNet FTN Gateway (1:2320/1)    |
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