Mining and Engineering World . I bli , I out froi ? iting 1 nd of Locomotive SINGLE DIRECTION- REEL- ON T O f>-. pa I out I Iperating En il Locomoti the trolley pole and places the doublethrow switch into position for operatingwith current through the cable. Whenthe cable is paid-out past the motor-man, he attaches the cable hook to thetrolley wire, but if the cable is paid outfrom the other end of the locomotive, thetrip rider attaches it. As soon as thecable is attached and the track switchthrown to turn the locomotive into theroom, the controller may again be oper-ated, and the motors wi
Mining and Engineering World . I bli , I out froi ? iting 1 nd of Locomotive SINGLE DIRECTION- REEL- ON T O f>-. pa I out I Iperating En il Locomoti the trolley pole and places the doublethrow switch into position for operatingwith current through the cable. Whenthe cable is paid-out past the motor-man, he attaches the cable hook to thetrolley wire, but if the cable is paid outfrom the other end of the locomotive, thetrip rider attaches it. As soon as thecable is attached and the track switchthrown to turn the locomotive into theroom, the controller may again be oper-ated, and the motors will take currentthrough the cable. It is of interest to note that frequentlymotormen and trip riders so time theiroperations that the locomotive does notstop either when entering or leaving a enters the room controller-end first, themotorman can generally make the coup-ling to the loaded car in the room, thetrip rider throwing the switch and disen-gaging the cable when the locomotiveagain reaches the entry. After coiningout of the room and disconnecting the cable hook from the trolley wire, the reelclutch is
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