Reconstruction project on Southern Pacific at Tehachapi Calif, July-Aug 1952; 1000 men, 175 machines move 1 1/4 million cu yd in 25 days in daylighting tunnels, and in constructing long "shoo-fly" track around tunnel; estimated cost $2,000,000; traffic figures before, during, after emergency. (See also Ry Eng and Maintenance v 48 n 10 Oct 1952 p 973-8)


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    Title :

    Earthquake necessitates huge emergency grading job


    Additional title:

    Ry Age


    Published in:

    Railway Age ; 133 , n 12


    Publication date :

    1952


    Size :

    6 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English