Railway and Locomotive Engineering . ttle or no pro-vision for washing up, the workmen ap-parently preferring to do their cleaningup at home. The women are shdwing a .\s trains pass in and out these littlebulbs are constantly going on and off,but not without other and previouswarning to the director. The man at thehead of the whole system is called thedirector, and it is his duty to take the or-ders and instruct the two levermenwhat levers to pull when a train comesin or goes out. The signal and switchare thrown by one operation, which is aslight pull of the hand. The machine used for operatin
Railway and Locomotive Engineering . ttle or no pro-vision for washing up, the workmen ap-parently preferring to do their cleaningup at home. The women are shdwing a .\s trains pass in and out these littlebulbs are constantly going on and off,but not without other and previouswarning to the director. The man at thehead of the whole system is called thedirector, and it is his duty to take the or-ders and instruct the two levermenwhat levers to pull when a train comesin or goes out. The signal and switchare thrown by one operation, which is aslight pull of the hand. The machine used for operating thesignals and switches has 224 levers. Thesegive the director direct control of allsignals and switches on the west end ofthe passenger station. There are 173working functions for the switches andsignals, one lever for a switch and onefor a signal. The signals and switchesoperate electrically with the lever intower. Indications of the correct opera-tion of signal and switches received be-te ?re ibc completion of the movement of. WOMEN CLE.^ .... ; IX TR<u-?r:R OVERALLS, .\T WORK ON EXGIXE XO. 1134, cREAl R.\ OF EXGLAXD. Step in the right direction, which cannotfail to have an. effect on the future ap-pearance of the workers in the lesscleanly occupations, and the black S(| called, may. by the example of theyoung women called into certain occupa-tions, become a thing of the past. Thusthe terrible war may bring more reformsthan are dreaint of in our philosophy. the lever insure entire safety. The switchhas got to move or the lever moving itcannot be disturbed at all. If the levercannot be moved the director knowssomething is not working right. Thus atrain cannot be moved until the signal isgiven, and the little bulb tells where thetrain is. The diagram also shows if thereis something wrong. Women Engine Cleaners in vicissitudes of the war in Europehas called women into many occupationshitherto thought as being unsuitable forthe s
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