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SIDE - Online Information article about SIDE (5308 words) |
 | rail rope by an endless hauling rope at an average speed of 4 to 6 m. |
| These towers may be constructed either of wood or iron, and if the exigencies of the work render it desirable, they may be mounted on trolleys and rails, in which case the cableway is rendered portable, and can be moved about, sometimes a great advantage in excavating work. |
| Thus the telpher is a self-propelled electric carrier running on a mono-rail, which, according to the conditions, may be a steel rail or a steel cable. |
| Berkshire Scenic Railway Museum Education (7600 words) |
| Railroads needed better engineering of bridges and roadbeds, stronger rails, better methods for communicating, improved ways to control trains, and safer brakes and couplers.hese last two were especially important to railroad safety and are good examples of how long it took to get a good idea to be used. |
| The distance between the rails is known as the gauge of the track. |
| The rails are held to the ties by large spikes which also keep the track in gauge. |
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