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1) The document provides guidelines for timber spacing in railway turnouts and crossings. Timbers are typically spaced every 2 feet 4 inches, except near rail joints where they are 2 feet 2 inches. 2) Timbers under switches should be at a right angle to the main line, while timbers under crossings should be at a right angle to the crossing centerline. Between these points, timber angles change progressively. 3) On flat bottom track, nominal timber spacing is 2 feet 6 inches. Early practice set timbers a

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kivanc karakas

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