| It is easy to miss just how much was required
to keep a railroad's track in repair. Below are tables showing the major
material requirements for one railroad.
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| Comments: |
| 1. The very large number of T-Rail required in 1862 in section 5
was caused by replacing the flat bar track with T-Rail. |
| 2. Many of the bars removed were repaired and re-laid, greatly
reducing the number of new bars required. |
| 3. Sills and Stringers were only replaced when rotted and
useless. |
| 4. Numbers of Keys, Frogs, Switches and Switch Stands were also
required. |
| 5. The Length refers to the Main Line and does not include
sidings. |
| 6. Material used was limited to what was
available and does not indicate the additional material required. |
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| Richmond & Danville
Track Repair Material 1862
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| Richmond & Danville
Track Repair Material 1863
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| Richmond & Danville
Track Repair Material 1864 |