Prototype Railroad Construction Specifications

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  1. Legally required clearances around track, bridges and structures, 1948 (AREA)
  2. Legally required clearances around track, bridges and structures, 1958 (ASCE)
  3. Specifications for road crossing signs
  4. Tie layouts at turnouts, switches and crossovers
  5. Recommended wood trestle construction, AREA
  6. Recommended wood tunnel construction, AREA
  7. Track scales
  8. Track pans and watering locations