. Electric railway journal . SPOTTING A MANLESS CAR IN THE QUARRYREADY FOR LOADING 338 Electric Railway Journal Vol. 52, No. 8. CONTROL EQUIPMENT IN THE OPERATING TOWER In the installation illustrated, one man operates twentycars which are served by three steam shovels. Someidea of the saving in labor and cars can be securedfrom the statement that an equivalent steam locomotiveequipment would require about 75 ten-cubic-yard cars,from twelve to sixteen 35-ton locomotives and thirtymen. Special Light Third-Rail Installed WhereClearance for Standard ConstructionWas Unobtainable By G. H. McKelway
. Electric railway journal . SPOTTING A MANLESS CAR IN THE QUARRYREADY FOR LOADING 338 Electric Railway Journal Vol. 52, No. 8. CONTROL EQUIPMENT IN THE OPERATING TOWER In the installation illustrated, one man operates twentycars which are served by three steam shovels. Someidea of the saving in labor and cars can be securedfrom the statement that an equivalent steam locomotiveequipment would require about 75 ten-cubic-yard cars,from twelve to sixteen 35-ton locomotives and thirtymen. Special Light Third-Rail Installed WhereClearance for Standard ConstructionWas Unobtainable By G. H. McKelway Engineer of Distribution, Brooklyn Rapid Transit System THE following construction was found necessary ona certain third-rail line in the East in order to carrythe third-rail over a short bridge spanning a deck of this bridge was on a level with the top ofthe running rails which were carried across in groovesin the deck. No provision had been made for the in-stallation of the third-rail at the time the bridge wasbuilt and the engineer in charge of the constructionwould not consider cutting a groove into the dec
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