. Railway age gazette . re at ° Eim» ~T?J. ENGINEER FIREMAN WH£R£ FBOM OEPWTURE TIME ENGINEEflS riBEMEN PEM«KS ... *„ P„ .M onRoT^ m°D.*.oi; = -/nw orir^id {liiBx i.;^,T L 1 1 Fig. 2—Register and Rest Bool< chart. Fig. 1, is recommended. .\ coal chute of either the ramptype or the mechanical type, having two coaling tracks and withsan* delivery to each track, should be used, the tracks leadingdirectly to the inspection pit and ash pit tracks, which shouldbe equipped with an air cinder hoist. The engineer, on arrival once. However, it is not alwajs advisable to have an enginelighted up a


. Railway age gazette . re at ° Eim» ~T?J. ENGINEER FIREMAN WH£R£ FBOM OEPWTURE TIME ENGINEEflS riBEMEN PEM«KS ... *„ P„ .M onRoT^ m°D.*.oi; = -/nw orir^id {liiBx i.;^,T L 1 1 Fig. 2—Register and Rest Bool< chart. Fig. 1, is recommended. .\ coal chute of either the ramptype or the mechanical type, having two coaling tracks and withsan* delivery to each track, should be used, the tracks leadingdirectly to the inspection pit and ash pit tracks, which shouldbe equipped with an air cinder hoist. The engineer, on arrival once. However, it is not alwajs advisable to have an enginelighted up at this time when the movement of traffic is not should be exercised in the use of the blower. A washout board, having room for all of the engines assignedto the terminal, and dated from the first to the thirty-first of 477 478 RAILWAY AGE GAZETTE, MECHANICAL EDITION Vol. No. 9 the month, should be displayed i:i close proximity to the enginedespatchers desk. This board shows the date each engine is. acting under the foremans instructions. The hostlers then can-not fail to know just what engines are due for washout, andshould place them accordingly. The washout gang should beprovided with a suitable washout cart, similar to the one shownin Fig. 3, capable of holding all of their tools and the washouthose, as there is a great loss of time from this class of labormoving their tools and hose from engine to engine. Sparewashout plugs should be kept in this cart. The cart is mountedon hand car wheels, and has room for the mens clothes, and thelower shelf holds their long box wrenches and cleaning the reverse side a recess about 8 in. or 12 in. deep is madefor the storing of the washout hose. The cart is easily made,


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