. Electric railway journal . o C. Loomis Allen, vice-presidentand general manager of the Oneida Railway, and to W. , chief engineer, for the information from which thisarticle was prepared. Mr. Allen had general supervisionof the preparation of the plans and Mr. Harvie was re-sponsible for the details of the design and had general charge of construction of the building. ANNUAL TRACK INSPECTION OF THE FORT, WAYNE &WABASH VALLEY TRACTION COMPANY Last February the Ft. Wayne & Wabash Valley TractionCompany announced to its track foremen a plan for award-ing cash prizes to the foremen havin
. Electric railway journal . o C. Loomis Allen, vice-presidentand general manager of the Oneida Railway, and to W. , chief engineer, for the information from which thisarticle was prepared. Mr. Allen had general supervisionof the preparation of the plans and Mr. Harvie was re-sponsible for the details of the design and had general charge of construction of the building. ANNUAL TRACK INSPECTION OF THE FORT, WAYNE &WABASH VALLEY TRACTION COMPANY Last February the Ft. Wayne & Wabash Valley TractionCompany announced to its track foremen a plan for award-ing cash prizes to the foremen having in charge the sectionsof track with the best line and surface and also prizes forgeneral improvement in the condition of the track in theircharge. The bulletin outlining the plan, which was issuedunder date of Feb. 27, 1909, follows: To Track Foremen : Beginning March 1, 1909, records of work of section menand improvements made on their respective sections will bekept for the purpose of awarding during the month of. Fort Wayne & Wabash Valley Track Inspection—Inspection Car and Party October the following prizes, to be awarded upon the basis of track inspection rules attached hereto: First prize for best line and surface • $ Second prize for best line and surface Third prize for best line and surface First prize for improvement in track during six months Second prize for improvement in track during six months TRACK INSPECTION RULES The annual inspection shall be held during the month ofOctober, in which the general officers of the company, road 972 ELECTRIC RAILWAY JOURNAL. [Vol. XXXIV. No. 18. master and all track foremen will be requested to take members of the track inspection party will be dividedinto committees to mark the different track sections, accord-to their judgment, on the following points: Committee No. I—Line, surface, level. Committee No. 2—Joints and spiking, switches and frogs,ballast and ties. Committee No. 3
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