. Electric railway journal . lieve interstate openings, bridges, stations and other desired points;or by handcar on certain lines, or on foot when neces-sary. Inspections of track require careful scrutiny todetect rails with minor defects, broken angles, or looseor missing bolts. Conditions affecting the roadbedmust be noted, such as ballast, ties, structures, etc.,while the signal system and the condition of bridge tim-bers, steel work and masonry must also be inspections on the trunk lines are much less rigidthan on the smaller or intrastate lines, for the formerare under the ju
. Electric railway journal . lieve interstate openings, bridges, stations and other desired points;or by handcar on certain lines, or on foot when neces-sary. Inspections of track require careful scrutiny todetect rails with minor defects, broken angles, or looseor missing bolts. Conditions affecting the roadbedmust be noted, such as ballast, ties, structures, etc.,while the signal system and the condition of bridge tim-bers, steel work and masonry must also be inspections on the trunk lines are much less rigidthan on the smaller or intrastate lines, for the formerare under the jurisdiction of the Interstate CommerceCommission and also have a highly developed system ofinspection of their own. The results of all inspectionsare embodied in a report with recommendations for theelimination of defects and the installation of appliancesto safeguard the traveling public. All such reports andrecommendations are furnished to the railroads con-cerned. Summary of Passenger-train Movement for Month of June, 1916. COMMISSION REGULATION—EXAMPLE OF MONTHLY TRAIN-SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUED BY STEAM RAILROAD DIVISION electric railways in the same way). In general, theNew York commission tends to confine its activities tomatters over which the federal body exercises no control. 1. Inspection of Permanent Way and Operation: The employees handling the inspection of permanentway and operation, as well as accident and appraisalwork, consist of the chief of the division ($4,500), whowas formerly the head of the transportation depart-ment; two steam-railroad inspectors ($3,000), and aclerk ($900). The chief supervises and assigns thework of inspectors, examines the reports and preparesmemoranda in regard to these, classifies and tabulatesall accidents, makes physical valuations of steam andelectric railways, and personally conducts investiga-tions of accidents on steam railroads when valuation work is done mostly for the purpose ofchecking up and making appraisal
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