. Electric railway journal . lephones so that individual employees can be quicklylocated in case of accident. In this way any roadmaster,special foreman, or track foreman can be located with-in a few minutes. The division carhouse operating de-partment offices assist in this by transmitting messagesby motormen. All requisitions on the storekeeper for material aremade by the assistant engineers who also prepare thedetailed estimates used when authority to do construc-tion or rehabilitation work is requested. By a dailycheck received from the storekeeper, the superintend-ents office is able to k
. Electric railway journal . lephones so that individual employees can be quicklylocated in case of accident. In this way any roadmaster,special foreman, or track foreman can be located with-in a few minutes. The division carhouse operating de-partment offices assist in this by transmitting messagesby motormen. All requisitions on the storekeeper for material aremade by the assistant engineers who also prepare thedetailed estimates used when authority to do construc-tion or rehabilitation work is requested. By a dailycheck received from the storekeeper, the superintend-ents office is able to keep a fairly close record on whatmaterial is actually delivered on the various jobs. Road-masters also report daily any material transferred toother jobs than the one for which it was ordered. Handling Track Tools As a rule the quantity and condition of track tools andequipment is everybodys business, but this is not so inthe track department of the Kansas City Railways. Onthis companys system the entire tool problem is cen-. L, 9 1 Maintained by Company _ I Joints to be Filled »ith Orool 11 ,.„... Ur&9i -st< 1- 4 8^ - \* Tie, Rods Bpaecd 11 0 C i_J_ -9 0
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