. Railway mechanical engineer . C. H. Weaver, 2nd Brake Association 302 RAILWAY MECHANICAL ENGINEER Vol. 90, No. 6 Months. Air brake repair room in general shops 8 Lubricators, injectors, and headlights 3 Air brake pipe work 1 Roundhouse air brake repairs, inspecting, etc 5 With road foreman of engines, air brake instruction car, or firing 1 Total IS. F. M. Nellis, Brake Association The schedules following will give an air brake apprentice-ship from the start. The usual method of selecting appren-tices would be followed; that is, from boys in the shop orapplications. They
. Railway mechanical engineer . C. H. Weaver, 2nd Brake Association 302 RAILWAY MECHANICAL ENGINEER Vol. 90, No. 6 Months. Air brake repair room in general shops 8 Lubricators, injectors, and headlights 3 Air brake pipe work 1 Roundhouse air brake repairs, inspecting, etc 5 With road foreman of engines, air brake instruction car, or firing 1 Total IS. F. M. Nellis, Brake Association The schedules following will give an air brake apprentice-ship from the start. The usual method of selecting appren-tices would be followed; that is, from boys in the shop orapplications. They should be given six months as othersare, and if not fittedfor the work could betransferred or d i s-missed: Months. Repairing hose, angle andcutout cocks, retainers,etc 3 Cleaning and repairingtriple valves 6 Dress press and lathe work 3 Repairing pumps 3 Repairing brake valves andengine equipment 4 Lubricators, injectors, head-lights 2 Air brake pipe work 2 Rip-track air brake work. 1 Inspecting trains (helper). 1 Roundhouse air brakeworks 9 With road foreman_ of en-gines, air brake _ instruc-tion car and firing 1 Total 36 It may be said thatthere is not enough de-mand for air brakemechanics to afford a place for such an apprenticeship. Yet, if the number of menwho are employed on railroads in the sen-ice of tinner, black-smith, painter, upholsterer, patt
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