Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 127, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 May 1912 — GUARD RAIL [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

GUARD RAIL

Have you ever noticed a atrip of rail attached to a part of the railway lines just where there is a sharp curve? For the information of those not in the business, it may be stated that this rail is called the guard rail, and enables the wheels of the train to maintain a grip on the metals where the curve is.