rail-ends

Updated: May 11, 2025

When it was found, it proved Cranford's assertion in part. There was a gap in the rail on the river side of the line, but it was not a fracture. At one of the joints the fish-plates were missing, and the rail-ends were sprung apart sidewise sufficiently to let the wheel flanges pass through. Groner went down on his hands and knees with the lantern held low, and made another discovery.

Francis Lynde - The Taming of Red Butte Western