. The trackman's helper, a handbook for track foremen, supervisors and engineers . pump steadily and together, and ingoing up grade or against the wind to pump on theup stroke as well as on the down. Keep the car goingat a brisk rate, for it is easier to keep it going in thatway than it is to pump when the speed gets low. Hand cars are in universal use, and a car whichwill give good service on an American road will beequally desirable and useful on any railroad. To bedesirable a hand car should be light, speedy, strong,durable, and of simple construction, so that the sec-tion men can perform m
. The trackman's helper, a handbook for track foremen, supervisors and engineers . pump steadily and together, and ingoing up grade or against the wind to pump on theup stroke as well as on the down. Keep the car goingat a brisk rate, for it is easier to keep it going in thatway than it is to pump when the speed gets low. Hand cars are in universal use, and a car whichwill give good service on an American road will beequally desirable and useful on any railroad. To bedesirable a hand car should be light, speedy, strong,durable, and of simple construction, so that the sec-tion men can perform minor repairs without havingto send it to the shop. With these qualities it willpay for itself in a year in time saved and useful workperformed. Several manufacturers make a specialty of buildingimproved hand cars, any of which are preferable to USE AND CARE OF TRACK TOOLS 291 the home made ones which come from the railwayshop. Buda No. 1 Standard Rand Car. The followingstandard specifications apply to the car illustrated inFig. 65: Gage: Standard 4Si/o. 1-^^ .;v^<.sf. ^~i:l. Fig. 65. Hand Car Wheels: 20 diameter, Buda pressed steel. Axles: ly/ diameter, open hearth steel. Taperwheel fit. Weight: 525 pounds. Gears: Eegularly equipped with machine-cuthelical gears. Can equip with cut spur gears, if de-sired, 292 THE TRACKMANS HELPER Platform: 6 feet long by 4 feet, 5 inches wide. Remarks: For roads having block signals withtrack circuit, this car can be insulated. The modern type of section car is motor driven andeffects very considerable economy, due to saving thetime and strength of the men. Cost of operating motor cars. Mr. J. L. Walshof the M. K. & T. Railway says in Ry. Age Gaz. thatin 1913 and 1914 this organization was furnished 10
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