. The Street railway journal . erformancesheets, as published, some-times indicate too low a coalconsumption per 1000-ton mileof actual work done. The next item of consider-able expense in steam opera-tion is the labor account. Asit is immaterial to the traincrew whether steam or electriclocomotives are supplied, thisitem will not be entered engineer and fireman,however, are greatlyinfluencedby the character of the motivepower. In steam operation acrew working 10 hours a dayaverage for the railroad com-pany will not be in actual ser-vice on the road more than 40per cent or 50 per cent
. The Street railway journal . erformancesheets, as published, some-times indicate too low a coalconsumption per 1000-ton mileof actual work done. The next item of consider-able expense in steam opera-tion is the labor account. Asit is immaterial to the traincrew whether steam or electriclocomotives are supplied, thisitem will not be entered engineer and fireman,however, are greatlyinfluencedby the character of the motivepower. In steam operation acrew working 10 hours a dayaverage for the railroad com-pany will not be in actual ser-vice on the road more than 40per cent or 50 per cent of thetime, the remainder of thetime being taken up in caringfor the locomotive. In elec-trical operation the full time of the crew can be utilized for active duty, and hence a consid-erable saving effected in this item. In steam operation a crewcosting $ for 10 hours labor has been assumed to be in In order to approximate the repairs on steam locomotives ofdifferent capacities, it is assumed that the locomotive will have.
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