. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . wrecks. Should Use All Air Brakes in Train.—The situation as regards the use of powerbrakes on freight trains has improvedduring the past year. The percentage ofair-braked cars used in trains is greaterthan a year ago. but it still is in a large teaching of those who are expert in themanagement of air brakes. More Yard-Testing Plants Needed.—Theabsence of adequate and suitable inspec-tion and testing facilities at large freightyards is still to be remarked on some ofthe most important railroa
. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . wrecks. Should Use All Air Brakes in Train.—The situation as regards the use of powerbrakes on freight trains has improvedduring the past year. The percentage ofair-braked cars used in trains is greaterthan a year ago. but it still is in a large teaching of those who are expert in themanagement of air brakes. More Yard-Testing Plants Needed.—Theabsence of adequate and suitable inspec-tion and testing facilities at large freightyards is still to be remarked on some ofthe most important railroads. Bearingin mind that the air brake is a delicateapparatus, and that therefore inspection,cleaning and the maintenance of tight-jointed pipes are vital elements in safeand satisfactory service, this lack of yardplants calls for particular attention. lax Discipline and Neglected Practice.—The inspectors reports show, as they dida year ago, inefficient practice in the useof air-brake defect cards; lax discipline,permitting trains to be pulled apart whenthe brake-hose connection has not been. ECHOES OF THE COLORADO SPRINGS CONVENTION OF THE AIR-BRAKE ASSOCIATION. THE LADIES OF THECONVENTION FORMING THE NOW FAMOUS BURRO BRIGADE. BV COURTESY OF MRS. JOHN JR., HOUSTON, TEXAS. month, it appears that the larger num-ber of defects were reported during themonths of January, February, March andApril. This is doubtless a good indica-tion that railroads have generallyadopted the practice of placing their air-brake apparatus in shape as far as pos-sible during the spring and summermonths, expecting them to last the yearout. Following are some of the conclusionsdrawn by the Commission regarding theirfindings in the inspection of air brakesduring the past year: Results of Systematic Insfcction.—Thereport of the chief inspector shows thatthe ten inspectors employed by the Com-mission examined 161,371 cars, as com-pared with 98,614 examined by thesmaller number of inspectors dur
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