Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 December 1897 — Slag as Ballast. [ARTICLE]

Slag as Ballast.

Engineer M. of W. Lee o*the B. A (jJ lines west of the Ohio river hae brete experimenting during the past year er two with slag for ballast. His plan bf to put about one foot under the tie* ate! it makes very good ballast. About 18 miles of the Akron division have bette improved in this way, bnt Mr. Lee’s pref-» erence is for gravel when he can get ItJ During the past season on the Trane-f ’ Ohio division he has put in 143 miles off new ballast, the principal pert of wUew was good, clean gravel. In addition tof the ballasting, the Trans-Obio division/ has had 460,981 new Cross ties, end there! 1 have been 31 miles of new 75-pound ttett rail laid, replacing 60-pound rails. |