Original timber trestle first replaced by steel bridge and later by massive earth fills on Catawissa Branch of Reading Railroad at Ringtown, Pa.; probably greatest earth fill on any railroad; length 3340 ft.; maximum height 116 ft.; maximum width 368 ft.; contains 1,352,613 cu. yd. material; total cost $1,200,000.


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    Title :

    A mammoth railroad fill


    Additional title:

    Sci. Am


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1928


    Size :

    2 pages


    Remarks:

    4 Figs.


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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