. Electric railway journal . , which are mixed before being-admitted to the burners. The burner occupies an entire flat car, 46 ft. in length,which is used as the last car of a four-car train consistingof a motor car or locomotive, a car to carry the waterfor producing the steam, a car to carry the oil used in theburner and the burner itself. The steam is generated in anupright boiler, and after being mixed with the oil in themixer, which is about 1 ft. in length by 1 ft. in width, it is to the ties or the poles is rather a preservative than other-wise, and the flame makes an excellent detecto
. Electric railway journal . , which are mixed before being-admitted to the burners. The burner occupies an entire flat car, 46 ft. in length,which is used as the last car of a four-car train consistingof a motor car or locomotive, a car to carry the waterfor producing the steam, a car to carry the oil used in theburner and the burner itself. The steam is generated in anupright boiler, and after being mixed with the oil in themixer, which is about 1 ft. in length by 1 ft. in width, it is to the ties or the poles is rather a preservative than other-wise, and the flame makes an excellent detector for rottedwood in either poles or ties. The car is followed by twosection gangs, which see that the fire does not spread toadjoining property. The crew required on the train is as follows: motorman,conductor, two brakemen, one engineer, two helpers, onelookout, one fireman and one roadmaster of the addition there are the two section gangs already men-tioned. The company burned last year about 300 miles of track. Los Angeles Weed Burner—Side and Rear Views of Burner in Operation conducted to the burners which are set between the bottom of the car is protected by a shield of metalcovered with asbestos slab. This shield is carried underthe axles and extends the entire width of the car and isprovided with deflectors at each end to protect the wheelsfrom the heat. At the same time a stream of water is keptplaying on the car journals to keep them cool. Otherstreams of water are thrown from the rear of the car toput out any fire which may be generated by the heat. at an operating cost of $ per mile. This figure in-cludes labor and materials but not depreciation or intereston the investment. Under the conditions existing on thePacific Electric Railway, it has been found necessary, inorder to keep the weeds down, to destroy them by burningfour or five times during the year. The operation of this burner is conducted under thedirection of the way department
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