. Baltimore and Ohio employees magazine . rv- 2. Obser\-edrough place in track while caboose in Train95 was passing. Train was stopped and abreak of five feet was discovered in rail ofmain track. Signal Maintainer R. L. Flint and HelperV. E. Shepler. February 10. While comingwest on Xo. 4 track near Black Lick, Ohio,found part of brake rigging from equipmentlying on south rail of Xo. 2 track, the brakeshoe directly on top cf the rail. This is ahigh-speed track, where an accident easilymight have occurred. These men removedobstruction and made proper report. Operator A. J. Swigart. Monroeville,


. Baltimore and Ohio employees magazine . rv- 2. Obser\-edrough place in track while caboose in Train95 was passing. Train was stopped and abreak of five feet was discovered in rail ofmain track. Signal Maintainer R. L. Flint and HelperV. E. Shepler. February 10. While comingwest on Xo. 4 track near Black Lick, Ohio,found part of brake rigging from equipmentlying on south rail of Xo. 2 track, the brakeshoe directly on top cf the rail. This is ahigh-speed track, where an accident easilymight have occurred. These men removedobstruction and made proper report. Operator A. J. Swigart. Monroeville,Ohio. Februarj- 21. Xoticed brake shoedrop from car of Train 83, passing hisstation. Shoe wedged in frog; caboose andcar next to it jumped over obstructionwithout lea^-ing track. Operator Swigartremoved obstruction at once. This trackleads to W. & L. E. Transfer and at thattime Train 74 was just pulling out ofsiding. A possible accident to this trainwas averted. Operator N. McClerg. Cleveland Ave-nue, Columbus, Ohio. February 25. Ob-. Mr. Charles Wilson, a passenger on Train 56,who helped us stop a leak ser\-ed ties projecting from car in Train condition to dispatcher, who hadtrain stopped at BW Tower and tie re-placed on car. Mr. Robert Koontz. St. Louisville, 4. Discovered broken rail in maintrack just west of St. Louisville. Promptlyflagged Train 93 and notified all concerned. Akron Division Agent M. A. Stroup. Lester, 12. While checking yard discovereda broken arch bar on Baltimore and OhioCar 238333. He notified car repairman whohad repairs made. Engineer B. M. LaFever and BrakemanH. S. Dowling. Xoticed bent axle in carof their train at Willard. Had car set out before any damage occurred. Section Foreman C. W. Stentz. Lodi,Ohio. Xoticed U. P. car 13491 with nutsoff box bolts and bolts out of arch bar to ha\-e car repaired. Operator W. E. Milliken. Greenwich,Ohio. March 12. Xoticed fire in Wabashcar 19996. Xotified train crew


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