. The Street railway journal . that will notbe without its effect. Special work in tunnels and yards isonly a stepping stone on the general road. From the tech-nical standpoint, the key to the situation is in high-line vol-tage carried clear through to the cars, and it is surely com-ing, if not by present methods then by improvements uponthem. It is not so many years ago since electric distribu-tion of power from Niagara was pronounced impracticableby high authorities, and now we have trunk lines negotiat-ing for Niagara power with something more than bob-tailedtrolley cars in view. It is a lo
. The Street railway journal . that will notbe without its effect. Special work in tunnels and yards isonly a stepping stone on the general road. From the tech-nical standpoint, the key to the situation is in high-line vol-tage carried clear through to the cars, and it is surely com-ing, if not by present methods then by improvements uponthem. It is not so many years ago since electric distribu-tion of power from Niagara was pronounced impracticableby high authorities, and now we have trunk lines negotiat-ing for Niagara power with something more than bob-tailedtrolley cars in view. It is a long road to the bigger electrictraction, but it will not end in a blind alley. 3os STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. [Vol. XXVII. No. 8. KINKS AND PRACTICE IN THE CHICAGO & JOLIETELECTRIC RAILWAY SHOPS The variety of problems to be met in a street railway shopis so great and the time for solution sometimes so small thatthe master mechanic cannot possibly be previously preparedfor every occasion. He is frequently compelled to exercise. FIG. 1—MACHINE TOOLS DRIVEN BY ONE MOTOR considerable ingenuity and inventive genius in devising meansto meet new problems. Some of the methods employed byG. S. Patterson, master mechanic of the Chicago & JolietElectric Railway, in this department of railway work at theshops of the company in Joliet. and an account of certainfeatures of his shop practice may be of interest to others. CLEANING CARS The exteriors of the cars are washed with a hose. Thiswork is carried out on a special washing floor of concrete,which slopes toward a drain, and is conducted by men whoalso clean the spittoons. For taking care of the interior ofthe cars, women are employed. Mr. Patterson states thatwomen do the work in a much more satisfactory manner, aremore thorough than men; that they work conscientiously,and, in fact, require no attention or direction except whenspecial work is to be done. LIGHTING OF MACHINES AND BENCHES The machine tools are arranged along one wall and der
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