. American engineer and railroad journal . of a convenient andcompact locomotive record in the office of Mr. G. R. Henderson,superintendent of motive power of tlie Santa Fe. Each loco-motive on the road is represented hy a bloclv of wood 2 by 14 in. thick. On each edge of the block is the enginenumber, classification and tractive power. Each of the fouredges is painted with a color representing the condition of theengine. White signifies good; blue, fair; green, yellow, awaiting the shop. The blocks are arranged incolumns in an open case, where they are easily examined andm
. American engineer and railroad journal . of a convenient andcompact locomotive record in the office of Mr. G. R. Henderson,superintendent of motive power of tlie Santa Fe. Each loco-motive on the road is represented hy a bloclv of wood 2 by 14 in. thick. On each edge of the block is the enginenumber, classification and tractive power. Each of the fouredges is painted with a color representing the condition of theengine. White signifies good; blue, fair; green, yellow, awaiting the shop. The blocks are arranged incolumns in an open case, where they are easily examined andmoved about or turned around. Index blocks, thicker than theothers, indicate the various shops or divisions, and the blocksare placed under these indexes as desired. For instance, theblock marked 2247 S 14,950refers to switch engine No. 2247, having a tractive effort of14,950 lbs. The block may be placed under Topeka Shop, orChicago Division, or Reserve, or Scrapped. The colorof the edge of the block which is exposed to view indicates its. A CONVKNfiiNT LOCOMOTIVE RECOKD. condition, and its location in the case shows its location on theroad. Every month the whole record is revised by a clerkand the condition indications brought up to date. Everyweek the location record is revised. Good condition meansthat the engine will give 90 days or more of eflacient service;fair means that an engine is good for from 30 to 90 days ofservice; poor means shop in 30 days. Mr. Henderson devised this record system while he was withthe Chicago & Northwestern, and it is still being used there verysatisfactorily. Mr. Henderson has extended it also to the con-dition of cars. A large case in the car-department office pro-vides blocks for all the passenger cars on the road. There issufficient space for three years records, and each column repre-sents a month. The colors of the blocks represent classes ofcars, as follows: White, mail; yellow, chair; green, smokers;blue, chair; drab, combination, and pin
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