. The street railway review . FIG. I — KEY OF WORK LOCATIONS. plicated and annoying delays in the routine operation fif the depart-ment will often arise. The records of one well known company are particularly wellorganized in this respect, and the following description of thissystem of records contains a number of suggestions of interest andvalue. In the first place the companys entire track system is divided intosections, and a key-map, as shown in Fig. i, is made of each indicates the locations of every piece of special work in the see-. In connection with th
. The street railway review . FIG. I — KEY OF WORK LOCATIONS. plicated and annoying delays in the routine operation fif the depart-ment will often arise. The records of one well known company are particularly wellorganized in this respect, and the following description of thissystem of records contains a number of suggestions of interest andvalue. In the first place the companys entire track system is divided intosections, and a key-map, as shown in Fig. i, is made of each indicates the locations of every piece of special work in the see-. In connection with the detail sheets, rail section sheets arc alsomade up (Fig. 3), showing the various rail sections in use, togetherwith information as to drilling for joints and bond-holes. Blue-prints of and detail sheets are bound in book-formwith fastening clips. Rail section sheets are bound also, but are keptunder separate cover from special work sheets. The detail sheetsfor each section are, of course, bound in a book by themselves, withthe map for that section on top, so that for ordinary refer-ence to any particular piece of special work it is necessary only todetermine the location number from the index map, and then turnimmediately to the detail sheets in the book. If information is re-qnircil that is not given on the sheets reference is made to the recordsin the cabinet. The column headings, shown in Fig. 4, represent the blank formused by the track and roadway department in making up requisitionfor special work renewals, and Fig. 5 is the form for keep
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