. Electric railway journal . cetylene flame also is used extensively both forcutting and for welding on account of its conveniencein handling. In general, however, riveting is used forall heavy repair work in preference to the weld onaccount of its greater reliability. A certain amount ofsoldering is done on the light-steel sheets of which theinterior finish and the doors are made up, although thisis being gradually discontinued because it does not holdwell, the weld being preferred for all except temporarywork. The fuel-oil torch also is used for emergencyrepairs and where bending of heavy me
. Electric railway journal . cetylene flame also is used extensively both forcutting and for welding on account of its conveniencein handling. In general, however, riveting is used forall heavy repair work in preference to the weld onaccount of its greater reliability. A certain amount ofsoldering is done on the light-steel sheets of which theinterior finish and the doors are made up, although thisis being gradually discontinued because it does not holdwell, the weld being preferred for all except temporarywork. The fuel-oil torch also is used for emergencyrepairs and where bending of heavy members has takenplace. There have been several cases of distortion ofthe center sills, to which, on the Long Islands steel car,the center plates are attached, there being no real bodybolsters. Under these circumstances it has been foundpossible to heat the sills in place, and either jack themor hammer them into alignment. The sand blast is used to a limited extent, but when-ever rusting of any part of the framework of the car. LONG ISLAND STEEL CARS—VIEW SHOWING END OF SHEET-IRON SHOP ASSIGNED TO TINSMITHS WORK force that makes repairs upon the steam locomotives,passenger coaches and electric cars that are served bythe general repair shop. This force, it may be said, isdrawn upon as necessity arises for repair work on thesteel car bodies, so that these six men do not cover allof the work that is needed but represent only the spe-cially trained men that have had to be developed withthe introduction of the steel car. At the present timeapproximately 600 steel cars are cared for at the repairshop and of these about two-thirds are used in the elec-tric zone service. Generally speaking, the steel car on the Long IslandRailroad has involved the use of a number of new handtools but practically no new machine tools, a large cor-nice-brake being the only one of the latter that wasneeded. This was purchased for the purpose of makingup sections of the thin steel, about 1/32 in. thick, th
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