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Construction work at Gate 1 of the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland
revealed 71-year-old streetcar tracks. The crossties were in perfect condition,
as though they had just been laid; this comes, of course, from being buried for nearly
three quarters of a century under inmpervious surfaces such as cobblestones.
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This jumbled pile of rail, broken water pipe, dirt and cobblestones revealed a signal
circuit wire still attached to the web of the T-rail used for street trackage.
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This closeup of the cut end of a rail shows the rail's cross-section and
the depth of the web. Also visible is a rail joint bolt, indicated by the arrow.
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