New Ideas for American Boys; The Jack of All Trades
CHAPTER XIV.
A BACK-YARD SWITCHBACK 170
The Wheels, 170; The Flange, 171; The Axles, 172; The Bottom of the Car, 172; Starting Platform, 173; The Track, 178; A Curved Track, 178; Cross-ties or Sleepers, 179; Ticket-chopper’s Box, 180.