. The locomotive engineer . this am incon-venience their bandhng, let alone the absence ofthat get-at-ability that is had with the separate stallplan; there was plenty of room in this case to getthe work in ami oul without the use of a , which would have made it cheap. The shop is only moderately well supplied withtools—some old. some new. There are several rigsof their own make, one e-fpecinlly for turning ec-centrics, another for finishing and grinding rods,that arc interesting and eSBcieni. A coach was being tvbuill on one track, and en-gines on another; as it is necessary to
. The locomotive engineer . this am incon-venience their bandhng, let alone the absence ofthat get-at-ability that is had with the separate stallplan; there was plenty of room in this case to getthe work in ami oul without the use of a , which would have made it cheap. The shop is only moderately well supplied withtools—some old. some new. There are several rigsof their own make, one e-fpecinlly for turning ec-centrics, another for finishing and grinding rods,that arc interesting and eSBcieni. A coach was being tvbuill on one track, and en-gines on another; as it is necessary to paint thecars in the shop it is disagreeable, as the shop mustbe closed to keep out dust. I believe there is s planto put up a new car shop here this summer. I noticed that on some of the freight engines aheiivy weight is attached to the long arm of thevacuum driver brake, to hold the rig slill when off,and prevent its shaking. Driving brasses are put up wilhoul habbilt, hutonly two oil holes are drilled in the bmss The pilots are like those des(;rihcd on the Fitch-burg, where the draught casting is not attached inany way to the pilot; but in freight service tliey uwa wrought draw-head rhat will couple lo a fn-ighlcar without ihe use of a long bar. Colored men are cmriloyed for hiborers. Mr. U. F. Thomas, who has been in charge herefor some time, hpis, since my visit, taken charge ofthe Macon shops 0/ the Centrid of Georgia. Theengineers sirem well conlenled here, have no claswl-flcnlions, get paid for delays, have good engines torun. and one and all spoke regrelfnlly MThomas leaving, and expressed the hope (hat thenext man would be as gooil. AT Here Is a little roundhouse and siiop under theimmedialc charge of General Foreman Tracy, butthe principal repaint are done at Atlanta. I«0«E TlUK-CAnO On some of the divisions of this road, when*branch trains run for some distance over the mainline, the tinie-eanl is very confusing to a t
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