. Electric railway journal . , theforce, which will vary with the number of cars parkedin the carhouse, consists of a general foreman, an as-sistant foreman in charge of inspection, a light fore-man, a general utility man, a controller inspector withhelpers, an air inspector and helpers, a brake inspectorand helpers, a motor inspector and helpers, an oiler,helpers and cleaners. Some of the work done at the carhouses consists ofdaily inspection of cars with old style motors and brakerigging; weekly inspection of cars; sweeping of carsevery night; washing outside of cars every four or fivedays;
. Electric railway journal . , theforce, which will vary with the number of cars parkedin the carhouse, consists of a general foreman, an as-sistant foreman in charge of inspection, a light fore-man, a general utility man, a controller inspector withhelpers, an air inspector and helpers, a brake inspectorand helpers, a motor inspector and helpers, an oiler,helpers and cleaners. Some of the work done at the carhouses consists ofdaily inspection of cars with old style motors and brakerigging; weekly inspection of cars; sweeping of carsevery night; washing outside of cars every four or fivedays; washing inside of cars every four weeks; chang-ing wheels on cars, changing armatures and doing lightrepair work on crippled cars; submitting daily reportson all crippled and cars and reports on all carsinspected. All carhouse foremen are furnished with a summaryof the weekly records of crippled cars from all scheme has created a friendly competition amongthe various foremen which tends to bring out the very. This Type of Headlight Has BeenRecessed Into the Dash best efforts of the men to make a creditable showingfor their respective houses. To meet the severe operating conditions during thewinter season ample equipment, consisting of sweepers,plows and other apparatus, is available, and a definitesnowfighting program has been worked out and is putinto effect. The reclamation department, which was recently or-ganized, has made an excellent showing during its shortexistence. The welding room is the most promisingdivision of this department as it has made possible thesalvaging from the scrap pile of a large number ofmotor and truck parts. This work is being done at alarge saving and has greatly facilitated the overhaulingwork on equipment. Some of the results obtained inthis department are shown by the figures taken fromthe records in the accompanying table. An illustration on page 281 shows a pile of dam-aged and discarded gear cases in the background, whilein t
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