. Electric railway journal . ssess almost illimitable value as a hu-mane agency. 3. It would at once fulfill and meet a proper populardemand for real safety. 4. It would eventually eliminate the enactment ofsafety laws that might prove ruinous or hurtful. 5. It would be the safest, surest and most efficientform of insurance to cover all. April 25, 1914.] ELECTRIC RAILWAY JOURNAL 935 Equipment and Its Maintenance Short Descriptions of Labor, Mechanical and Electrical Practices in Every Department of Electric Railroading (Contributions from the Men in the Field Are Solicited and Will Be Paid for
. Electric railway journal . ssess almost illimitable value as a hu-mane agency. 3. It would at once fulfill and meet a proper populardemand for real safety. 4. It would eventually eliminate the enactment ofsafety laws that might prove ruinous or hurtful. 5. It would be the safest, surest and most efficientform of insurance to cover all. April 25, 1914.] ELECTRIC RAILWAY JOURNAL 935 Equipment and Its Maintenance Short Descriptions of Labor, Mechanical and Electrical Practices in Every Department of Electric Railroading (Contributions from the Men in the Field Are Solicited and Will Be Paid for at Special Rates) A PAINTERS RUST CATCH-ALL The way and structure department of the BrooklynRapid Transit System has developed the rust catch-allshown in the accompanying sketches. This outfit isused by the painters to prevent rust or dirt from fallinginto the street after it is scraped from the elevated rail-way columns. The painter holds the bag with one hand OVERHEAD LINE PROBLEMS-SPLICES, EARS, CLIPS,HANGERS AND ANCHORS. Canvas ■ \Baa h I -- ; -2 - ->J k- 5 -- JU- — 6-->l Painters Catch-All Bag and brushes the rust off with the other. The materialsof the bag are canvas and a steel frame, the whole be-ing made for 50 to 60 cents. MAINTENANCE OF CARS AT ROME, GA BY A. WADE, MASTER MECHANIC ROME RAILWAY & LIGHTCOMPANY This company has 11 miles of single track with anumber of 5Vo per cent grades and many curves, someof which have 35 ft. radii. In the table given below car maintenance includesinspection, oiling, cleaning, repairing, rebuilding andpainting old and rebuilt cars, and all material used forcar bodies, electrical equipment and trucks in all thework done and also includes the replacement of allderailed cars and taking cars out of service for trouble. 1912 1913 Total car miles 548,966 607,100 Total cost of maintenance of cars $7, $8, Total cost of oil for cars and track curves Cost of oil per 1000 car miles (cents) . .
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