Show NEW NEI MACHINE FOR TRACK LAYING CAUSES TALK TALKA A new machine mahln for tia is caus raus causing ing in much talk in railroad circles partir particularly particularly in iii tile the west WE t where when it is said it will mil probably be u ed extensively In rail railroad railroad road const ruction in tile tHe future It is a mechanical tracklayer which marches across the t country count building forty fort feet ft or of railroads railroAd a minute and aDd is the latest tri triumph triumph tn of or construction engineers The new invention which in 5 considered the most important achievement In rail railroad railroad railroad road work since the advent of ot the steam above builds marches over Oer it builds more ahead marches ever It ft and presto the railroad Is built in JIt Ii average country I tn the new beW machine can lay la four lour unties miles II of track a day da In an emergency It makes a half mile an aD hour It has his just juat been Introduced on un the Erie En X railroad in a fortymile cutoff 1 The machine consists lOn of a fI locomotive a train of flat nat cars and an overhanging oer a platform extending sixty eight feet et f ahead of the engine at about ten feet fet above aboe the th track Around this ibis overhanging projection runs nuu an endless a aln which carries corries the ties tin tinOn On the under side ikic rails rail come out and at a signal drop drep to the ground The locomotive moves lowly 8 but stead steadily thy ily II along the t ties at the lie regu regulation regulation lation latin distance As 8 these th thare are straightened Itra ned the rail comes down doR doRThe The lave have time to make tie tte and rail fast before beOR the tile locomotIve I reaches them themAs themAs As A the track is i laid the engine runs over oer it It ft the same me HIe principle ae as a man a muddy street strett with an armful of 0 dr dry sto ee and sticks He lie drops them ahead of him one at a time and walks walk ahead ala ad over fer them The additional ties and rails are car carried carried ried ned on train tra In rollers on fI the train of flat t ar no the locomotive draws lira s These are lr forward along the train by steam power |