Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 185, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 August 1912 — Hot-Weather Track Troubles. [ARTICLE]

Hot-Weather Track Troubles.

Every railroad superintendent dreads the track troubles that are almost certain to come with hot weather. Sooner or later some train is going to be derailed if the weather continues biasing hot: Any rail along the whole line may -prove to Be the one that will feel the heat worst and start to creep up against the rails at either end. Then, if a track walker or a section hand falls to find it in time there will be a derailment at that particular spot. If the road is lucky it will be a freight train that will upend and idle itself all over the right of way. If the luck is against them, it will be.A flyer or a well-filled excursion train.