Army railroad design book

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Greg_Lewis
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Army railroad design book

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Hi folks:

I'm cleaning out my computer and found this US Army RR design booklet. It's dated March 2000 and contains lots of math and data for building railroads. I've put it up on a server if you want to take a look or download it:

http://zimmer.fresnostate.edu/~gregl/850-02.pdf
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Col: Why are you soldiers late?
BM: TRAINING SIR!
Col: What kind of training soldier?
BM: ARRRRRRRRMY TRAINING SIR!
Col: Am I to understand you soldiers finished your training on your own?
BM: THAT'S THE FACT JACK!

Sorry Greg...couldn't resist. This was the first thing that came to mind regarding Army training! :wink: Carl B.
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