. Electric railway journal . ding Practices of the ConnecticutCompany The accompanying illustration is somewhat unusualin showing the entire line of equipment which isused by The Connecticut Company to build up andregrind cupped joints. At the extreme left is the In-dianapolis welder, then is shown the Seymour wheelgrinder, and finally the reciprocating grinder of theRailway Track Work Company. The Connecticut Com-pany finds that the best results are obtained by usingthe two types of grinders for different parts of the the Seymour grinder the heavy preliminary grind-ing is done. This
. Electric railway journal . ding Practices of the ConnecticutCompany The accompanying illustration is somewhat unusualin showing the entire line of equipment which isused by The Connecticut Company to build up andregrind cupped joints. At the extreme left is the In-dianapolis welder, then is shown the Seymour wheelgrinder, and finally the reciprocating grinder of theRailway Track Work Company. The Connecticut Com-pany finds that the best results are obtained by usingthe two types of grinders for different parts of the the Seymour grinder the heavy preliminary grind-ing is done. This grinder works very rapidly and iseasy to maintain, but demands care to avoid over-grinding. On the other hand, the reciprocating grindercan be used to put the finishing touches on a job evenwhen handled by men of little experience. Further,because of the fine gradation of work which the recipro-cating grinder permits, it is also used to remove in-equalities at the junctions of new rail and to grind outincipient CONNECTICUT COMPANYS EQUIPMENT FOR BUILDING UP AND REGRINDING CUPPED JOINTS March 18, 1916] ELECTRIC RAILWAY JOURNAL 573 A Gentle Hint Eliminates UselessWeight In conspicuous locations in the blacksmith, machineand carpenter shops of the West Penn Railways at Con-nellsville, Pa., are displayed posters printed in largetype which read as follows: It costs 5 cents per poundeach year to haul unnecessary weight in cars. If cap-italized this equals $1 per pound as the premium onkeeping down weight. Trim off every pound of extraweight on all parts of the equipment unless it is abso-lutely necessary for strength and safety. (Signed)Daniel Durie, Master Mechanic. This gentle hint tothe various shop employees obtained their hearty co-operation. Aside from the elimination of useless weightin various car parts, changes in design were suggestedwhich accomplished the same end. On one particulartype of car which was being constructed in these shops,the elimination of use
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