. Electric railway journal . of cars in theshops for inspection from day to day. The total number of miles operated by the Brooklyn February 7, ELECTRIC RAILWAY JOURNAL 313 Rapid Transit System with surface passenger equip-ment, the troubles and cost were as follows: 1909 1913 Mileage 46,026,625 51,841,146 Total number of surface troubles reported 33,386 21,832 Average cost of lubrication per 1000 miles $0,192 $0,168 On the elevated division the change in mileage baseshas been as follows: , Dec. 9, 1909 * , —Jan. 5, 1914— , Mileage Mileage Motor Basis Motor Basis Westinghouse 50-B 10,00
. Electric railway journal . of cars in theshops for inspection from day to day. The total number of miles operated by the Brooklyn February 7, ELECTRIC RAILWAY JOURNAL 313 Rapid Transit System with surface passenger equip-ment, the troubles and cost were as follows: 1909 1913 Mileage 46,026,625 51,841,146 Total number of surface troubles reported 33,386 21,832 Average cost of lubrication per 1000 miles $0,192 $0,168 On the elevated division the change in mileage baseshas been as follows: , Dec. 9, 1909 * , —Jan. 5, 1914— , Mileage Mileage Motor Basis Motor Basis Westinghouse 50-B 10,000 Westinghouse 50-B 20,000 Westinghouse 50-E 10,000 Westinghouse 50-E 20,000 Westinghouse 50-E 10,000 Westinghouse 50-L 30,000 Westinghouse 300 30,000 Westinghouse 300 45,000 The inspection period of the foregoing equipmentsat the present time is 1000 miles for motor cars and1400 miles for trailing cars, with a leeway of 150 mileseach way for each class of equipment. The total number of miles operated with elevated pas-. Motor Lubrication—Steel Oil Reclaiming Tank senger equipment, the troubles and cost were asfollows: 1909 1913 Mileage 33,494,885 36,287,371 Total number of elevated troubles re-ported in operation 21,166 3,931 Average cost of lubrication per 1000 miles $0,199 $ The cost per 1000 miles covers the lubrication ofmotors, trucks and all miscellaneous equipment upon allcars. A number of factors assisted materially in accom-plishing the various improvements in the rolling stockof the Brooklyn Rapid Transit System during the yearsnoted, but among the more important factors were faithin the principles laid down and the consistent de-termination to obtain the highest efficiency possible inoperation. This has been the slogan of the mechanicaldepartment: Efficiency in operation, economy inproduction. The lubrication schedule prepared by thiscompany* made it possible to co-ordinate the practiceat all shops and to have the different foremen maintainthe same type o
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