Video Parts (2)
This clip is Part 1 of a 2-part film.
MAKING RAILROAD TIES Part 1
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Railroad ties are constructed from lodgepole pine felled in the Wasatch National Forest of Utah. The trees are felled, shaped and scored with a broad axe, and sawed into sections. A Forest Service officer counts the ties which are then floated downstream and loaded onto flat cars.
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Records of the Extension Service
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1920-01-01
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3:38