. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . r life of material applied, to-gether with less of material, while thegeneral appearance of the completed workis claimed to lie better. All of the papers were of an interestingkind, and it was matter of regret thatthere Was not time to read and discuss put pose and i ei particli of dust re- ■. i d 11. 11 tion of a acuum ] (In the cat ipn ed ail ha been at work. The blowers, as thi men ani ailed, have tut ned a purifying, all-pi trean m their hosi nook and cranny. I hiover and iln du I swirlin
. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . r life of material applied, to-gether with less of material, while thegeneral appearance of the completed workis claimed to lie better. All of the papers were of an interestingkind, and it was matter of regret thatthere Was not time to read and discuss put pose and i ei particli of dust re- ■. i d 11. 11 tion of a acuum ] (In the cat ipn ed ail ha been at work. The blowers, as thi men ani ailed, have tut ned a purifying, all-pi trean m their hosi nook and cranny. I hiover and iln du I swirling out of thewindows gives the impression that thi caii-. afire. When the nozzle is tui m d onthe window itself myriad particles of dustand cinders take flight from their hidingplai - around the sash. Next comes a man with a mop. Thefloors of the steel cars used by the Pennsylvania are much of a mixture of cementand ground cork and are much easier tclean than wood. After they have beenthoroughly scrubbed women with clothsgo over the steel woodwork, polishingit until to the shining point. Finally,. CLEANING THE BACKS OF SEATS IN PASSENGER COACHES ON THE PENNSYLVANIA WITH COMPRESSED AIR. all of the papers. Much favorable com-ment was made on the enterprise shownby the Pennsylvania in regard to the im-provements in car construction, painting,decorating and cleaning. In the latteroperation it may be remarked that thetraveler, as he boards the train which isshining and spotless inside and out, doesnot stop to think that a few hours beforethese same cars were returning from arun dusty and travel-stained; that theseats and carpets which look so fresh andniw have lately borne the traces left byother travelers. If he could stay on boardafter the passengers are discharged atPennsylvania Station in New York, andslide under Manhattan Island and theEast River with the empty train, he wouldmeet a surprise. First the carpets are removed. They aretaken to a platform constructed for the after
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