track-laying

Many of the “good guys” in the novel are just track-laying schmoes who show up and do their jobs to the best of their ability.

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The track-laying foreman, Henry H. Minkler, had his men spiking in rails in early May up and around Cape Horn.9

Nothing Like It in the World The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad 1863-1869 STEPHEN E. AMBROSE 2000

By February 29, the CP had made another twenty miles in thirteen days, which for all previous track-laying crews would have been spectacular progress but for the CP was disappointing.

Nothing Like It in the World The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad 1863-1869 STEPHEN E. AMBROSE 2000

By February 29, the CP had made another twenty miles in thirteen days, which for all previous track-laying crews would have been spectacular progress but for the CP was disappointing.

Nothing Like It in the World The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad 1863-1869 STEPHEN E. AMBROSE 2000

By April 5, the track-laying crews had covered ten miles and had nearly reached Sherman Summit at 8,242 feet of altitude, the highest point of any railroad anywhere.

Nothing Like It in the World The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad 1863-1869 STEPHEN E. AMBROSE 2000

By April 5, the track-laying crews had covered ten miles and had nearly reached Sherman Summit at 8,242 feet of altitude, the highest point of any railroad anywhere.

Nothing Like It in the World The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad 1863-1869 STEPHEN E. AMBROSE 2000

The track-laying foreman, Henry H. Minkler, had his men spiking in rails in early May up and around Cape Horn.9

Nothing Like It in the World The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad 1863-1869 STEPHEN E. AMBROSE 2000

The question of time is of such moment that minutes and seconds even are estimated when interruptions occur in the work of track-laying.

Nothing Like It in the World The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad 1863-1869 STEPHEN E. AMBROSE 2000

The question of time is of such moment that minutes and seconds even are estimated when interruptions occur in the work of track-laying.

Nothing Like It in the World The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad 1863-1869 STEPHEN E. AMBROSE 2000

On July 17 the track reached station 7,000, making however up to this time but about 50 miles of track-laying, including that laid on the old grade; but large forces were put on to surfacing, and the track already laid was put in excellent condition for getting material to the front.

Scientific American Supplement, No. 484, April 11, 1885 Various