. Electric railway journal . San Francisco Track—Pulling Old Electric Track withDerrick operated by cable power. Another reason for the work hasbeen that the near approach of the fair to be held in 1915in San Francisco has encouraged the company to put all ofits equipment, including the track, in good physical condi-tion. As a result of this program of rehabilitation, thecompany has developed a large number of track appliancesand apparatus for track reconstruction and maintenance,which have greatly reduced the cost usually incurred in this. San Francisco Track—Drop-Hammer for Breaking Concrete
. Electric railway journal . San Francisco Track—Pulling Old Electric Track withDerrick operated by cable power. Another reason for the work hasbeen that the near approach of the fair to be held in 1915in San Francisco has encouraged the company to put all ofits equipment, including the track, in good physical condi-tion. As a result of this program of rehabilitation, thecompany has developed a large number of track appliancesand apparatus for track reconstruction and maintenance,which have greatly reduced the cost usually incurred in this. San Francisco Track—Drop-Hammer for Breaking Concrete work. Some of this apparatus is special and was de-signed particularly to remove cable tracks. Much of it,however, is of a character which is entirely suitable toordinary construction and maintenance and could well be employed elsewhere. This work has been conducted by theengineering department of the company, which has chargeof all new construction and maintenance of way, and hasbeen under the direction of B. P. Legare^ejTgJneer of main-
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