Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 July 1896 — Railroad Noise. [ARTICLE]

Railroad Noise.

To Ibssen, if not t 6 abolish altogether, the noise of a train when crossing a bridge, a German engineer has devised a scheme which has proved surprisingly successful. He puts a decking of planks between the.cfoss gird’ters. and on the planks a double layer of felt Is placed. In this way any noise is prevented.