. Electric railway journal . far as the left of the controller. To theupper end of this rod a lever is attached parallel with thereverse handle and these two are connected by a link madeof 1J4 in. x Y% in. iron, the length of which depends on thedistance apart of the lever at the top of the V%-m. verticalrod and the reverse handle. By this train of parts the reverser is thrown both mechan-ically as well as electrically. Mr. Welsh states that thereis no difficulty in operating the reverser thus coupled with thereverse handle and believes it is an important safety feature. io94 ELECTRIC RAILWAY
. Electric railway journal . far as the left of the controller. To theupper end of this rod a lever is attached parallel with thereverse handle and these two are connected by a link madeof 1J4 in. x Y% in. iron, the length of which depends on thedistance apart of the lever at the top of the V%-m. verticalrod and the reverse handle. By this train of parts the reverser is thrown both mechan-ically as well as electrically. Mr. Welsh states that thereis no difficulty in operating the reverser thus coupled with thereverse handle and believes it is an important safety feature. io94 ELECTRIC RAILWAY JOURNAL. [Vol. XXXV. Xo. 26. TRAFFIC AND PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT OF AN IOWARAILROAD The Ft. Dodge, Des Moines & Southern Railroad Companyoperates a combination steam and electric railroad with ter-minals at Des Moines, Newton, Ames, Boone, Ogden, and Rockwell City, la. A map of the system is electrified section of this road extends northward fromDes Moines to Des Moines Junction, miles; thence north-. Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern—Map west to Ft. Dodge Junction, 38 miles; thence north to , 23 miles. That section of the road between DesMoines Junction and Ft. Dodge Junction is used jointly bysteam and electric trains. The steam run is from Newton, 37miles northwest, to Des Moines Junction; thence over the com-bination steam and electric line from Des Moines Junction toFt. Dodge Junction. 38 miles; thence northwest to RockwellCity, 27 miles. In addition to miles of main line trackthe company has two branch lines operated electrically; one is as follows: Reporting to the general manager are a super-intendent of transportation, general freight and passengeragent; superintendent of maintenance of way, auditor andclaim agent. The work of the transportation department, of the superintendent, is subdivided among a trainmas-ter, to whom the chief dispatcher, trainmen and station agents,report; a master mechanic in charge of the electric
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