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9 The Collection has been greatly enriched by the collection of models, tem-plates and drawings of the various sections of rails, which were considered by ^[["]]the committee on form, weight, manufacture and life of rails ^[["]], which was appointed by the American Society of Civil Engineers, in 1873, and whose deliberations have had an important bearing upon the American rail standards for the last twenty years. This [[strikethrough]] collection [[/strikethrough]] ^[[series]], which is a most valuable one, was presented by Mr. Octave Chanute, past President, American Society of Civil Engineers, who was an active member of the committee ^[[, during all their deliberations.]]