. Electric railway journal . l is mounted over the track rail and thetop is boxed and covered with a glass shield so that theoperation may be observed, and at the same time theeyes of the workmen are protected. Two hand screwswith swiveled castings and flanged wheels are mountedon one end of the grinder truck so that it may be re-moved from the track by lowering these wheels to thepavement. Two men experience no difficulty in derail-ing the grinder which weighs about 800 lb. The track wheels and axles upon which the grinder ismounted were also reclaimed from the scrap pile. Thewheels are 20 in
. Electric railway journal . l is mounted over the track rail and thetop is boxed and covered with a glass shield so that theoperation may be observed, and at the same time theeyes of the workmen are protected. Two hand screwswith swiveled castings and flanged wheels are mountedon one end of the grinder truck so that it may be re-moved from the track by lowering these wheels to thepavement. Two men experience no difficulty in derail-ing the grinder which weighs about 800 lb. The track wheels and axles upon which the grinder ismounted were also reclaimed from the scrap pile. Thewheels are 20 in. in diameter and they have 2-in. treadsand :J;4-in. flanges. The hand screws were obtainedfrom a local junk dealer so that practically the onlynew material in the complete grinder was the carbo-rundum grinding wheel and the lumber and bolts usedto fasten the truck frame together. When this grinderis moved over the road it is coupled to one of the road-way utility cars, and when in service it is moved alongthe track by PIT LIGHTS IN SHOPS OF LEHIGH VALLEY TRANSIT COMPANY Pit Lights Mounted on Girder Rail The proper lighting of the repair pits in railwayshops is a matter which is often neglected. The resultis that insufficient illumination is obtained, the lampsare frequently broken and short-circuits occur in thelong lamp cords which are commonly used. To obviate these difficulties, Harry Branson, superin-tendent of equipment Lehigh Valley Transit Company,has mounted the pit lights in the Madison Street shopsof the company on the side of the track girder rails, asshown by the accompanying illustration. The lampsare protected by a heavy wire netting, but they are ac-cessible on the ends so that they can be easily heavy sheet of tin between the lamps and the railacts as an excellent reflector. Corrosion Forces Rail Renewal As a general proposition, corrosion is seldom theactual cause for making a rail renewal, although inmany instances it is largely contributor
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