. Electric railway journal . es until afterthe pantagraph and trolley pole havebeen lowered or the trolley wire de-energized. Fifth—In case of failure of the auto-matic devices on the pantagraph, andit becomes necessary to operate thepantagraph, this shall not be done untilafter the main and auxiliary switchesare opened. The pantagraph must thenbe operated with the insulated poleprovided for this purpose. Sixth—Preparatory to working undera locomotive employees shall first openthe main switch. Charting Conditions of Air-BrakeEquipment Description of an Air-Brake Test Using a RecordingPressure
. Electric railway journal . es until afterthe pantagraph and trolley pole havebeen lowered or the trolley wire de-energized. Fifth—In case of failure of the auto-matic devices on the pantagraph, andit becomes necessary to operate thepantagraph, this shall not be done untilafter the main and auxiliary switchesare opened. The pantagraph must thenbe operated with the insulated poleprovided for this purpose. Sixth—Preparatory to working undera locomotive employees shall first openthe main switch. Charting Conditions of Air-BrakeEquipment Description of an Air-Brake Test Using a RecordingPressure Gage to Indicate the Condition of theEquipment and Provide a PermanentRecord for Future Use By Kenneth R. Lewis ONE of the things which vex an air-brake foremanmost is to have a car returned for giving troublebut a short time after its equipment has been over-hauled, tested and put in supposedly perfect order to insure that the equipment was in the bestcondition possible after being overhauled, the following. Seventh—Employees working on orabout electric locomotives shall protect themselves by the use of a red flag by day and a red lightby night. Eighth—In case of accident to an employee the nearestcompany physician shall be immediately notified and all aidrendered in accordance with instruction chart on First Aidto the Injured. The office of the district master mechanicmust be notified immediately of all accidents. CHART OF AIR PRESSLRK JIX BRAKING SYSTEM DURING TEST Welding Steel Wheel Flanges Successfully EB. GUNN, superintendent and master mechanic. Western Ohio Railways, Wapakoneta, Ohio, has hadunusually good success in building up worn steel wheelflanges by means of electric welding. During the twoand one-half years that this practice has been followed200 wheels have been welded with only three 40,000 to 50,000 miles on the average is obtainedfrom these wheels after welding. The method followedby Mr. Gunn is somewhat different from that
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