. Railway mechanical engineer . -repairs. Following the repairs to tliese cars the mileage be-tween repairs increased to 2,538 as compared with the averageof 811 for the United States. Reclaiming Sheets of Outside Metal Car Roofs Important Savings in Car Repair Costs Resultfrom Moderate Expenditures for Facilities AS ONE of the results of pooling equipment and de-ferring maintenance during tlie period of federal con-trol, owner lines are now having returned to them agreat number of box cars requiring extensive repairs to the present time one large eastern line has from Car Wit
. Railway mechanical engineer . -repairs. Following the repairs to tliese cars the mileage be-tween repairs increased to 2,538 as compared with the averageof 811 for the United States. Reclaiming Sheets of Outside Metal Car Roofs Important Savings in Car Repair Costs Resultfrom Moderate Expenditures for Facilities AS ONE of the results of pooling equipment and de-ferring maintenance during tlie period of federal con-trol, owner lines are now having returned to them agreat number of box cars requiring extensive repairs to the present time one large eastern line has from Car With Roof of Reclaimed Sheets to 15,000 box cars equipped with various makes of metalroofs which are in need of roof repairs. Providing newmetal for the roofs of these 10,000 to 15,000 cars wouldentail an expenditure of from $500,000 to $750,000. Toavoid this heavy exf>ense, the road has established plantsfor reclaiming used roof sheets at M points on its systemwhere cars are repaired. In the great majority of instances, the wear in the originalmetal sheets was due to poor material supplied during thewar period, resulting in leaks occurring at the lower edge ofthe sheets at the eaves of the car where the sheets overlapthe flashing. The plan for reclaiming the sheets involvestheir removal from the car, cutting off tlie worn end, reform-ing and painting. The rooting sheets, now being reclaimed, originally were
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