. Electric railway journal . Third Avenue Truck Shop—Wheel Lathe. Third Avenue Truck Shop—Drill for High-Speed Steels have the general overhauling foreman anticipate as faras possible the required amount of material on handfor the repairs of the trucks so that little time will belost in waiting for material. For this reason, one manis assigned to the task of getting all material from thegeneral storeroom, thus avoiding the need for any manto leave his work. This man also brings whatever partsneed repair to and from the blacksmith shop or weldingplant. When a car has been thoroughly overhauled
. Electric railway journal . Third Avenue Truck Shop—Wheel Lathe. Third Avenue Truck Shop—Drill for High-Speed Steels have the general overhauling foreman anticipate as faras possible the required amount of material on handfor the repairs of the trucks so that little time will belost in waiting for material. For this reason, one manis assigned to the task of getting all material from thegeneral storeroom, thus avoiding the need for any manto leave his work. This man also brings whatever partsneed repair to and from the blacksmith shop or weldingplant. When a car has been thoroughly overhauled by theseveral departments, it is run out into the carhouse byway of the gallery. Here it is examined again by ageneral inspector. This checking system has provedvery satisfactory, for during its use for the past sixyears not one car has been pulled in because of faultyoverhauling. Two men are assigned to overhaul each truck, makingfour men per car. In the case of the Brill 22-E truck,the time taken for depositing the truck and strippingit of motors and wheels
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