. Electric railway journal . CROSS-SECTION SHOWING OAK SHIM adzed out and an oak block shim was inserted, as shownin the accompanying sketch. The blocks were made 12in. or 15 in. long by 6 in. wide and of different thick-nesses. They were bored so as not to be split by thetrack spikes. In doing the work it was necessary onlyto take out the pavement, the foundation being left inplace. The paving was readily replaced, but if the ties. CONDITION OF TRACK AND PAVEMENT THREE YEARS AFTERRAILS WERE REPLACED BY AID OF OAK SHIMS 1194 ELECTRIC RAILWAY JOURNAL [Vol. XLIX, No. 26 had been torn out the cos
. Electric railway journal . CROSS-SECTION SHOWING OAK SHIM adzed out and an oak block shim was inserted, as shownin the accompanying sketch. The blocks were made 12in. or 15 in. long by 6 in. wide and of different thick-nesses. They were bored so as not to be split by thetrack spikes. In doing the work it was necessary onlyto take out the pavement, the foundation being left inplace. The paving was readily replaced, but if the ties. CONDITION OF TRACK AND PAVEMENT THREE YEARS AFTERRAILS WERE REPLACED BY AID OF OAK SHIMS 1194 ELECTRIC RAILWAY JOURNAL [Vol. XLIX, No. 26 had been torn out the cost of the work would, of course,have been much greater. The track was replaced in this manner three yearsago, and as may be seen from the accompanying illus-tration the track and paving are both in good shape. Home-Made Equipment for Circuit-Breaker Testing A Neat and Convenient Kquipment for Performinga Routine Test with Speed and Precision BY W. P. LISH Master Mechanic Fitchburg & Leominster Street Railway,Leominster, Mass. To facilitate the rapid testing of circuit breakers,the installation shown in the accompanying views wasrecently made under the writers direction at the repairshops of this company. In brief, the apparatus con-sists of a group of six General Electric No. 6 type cast-grid resistors connected with six quick-break knifeswitches which are mounted on a panelboard of asbes-tos wood and wired to enable vari
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