. Baltimore and Ohio employees magazine . )ack in place withthe empty car, which is started down theincline from the cradle by the force ofthe next loaded car striking it as itcomes up on the cradle. The i)ig is operated in a pit, one of thelatest features of coal dumping the pig is to be brought up out ofthe pit behind a car, the operator at themachine works certain levers, whichthrow rails in place and allow the pig tobe hauled out of the pit onto the railson which the loaded car is the pig has shoved the car up flic. Tiih ii^. il >IiiNe; A CAR LP «i\ IM MlK
. Baltimore and Ohio employees magazine . )ack in place withthe empty car, which is started down theincline from the cradle by the force ofthe next loaded car striking it as itcomes up on the cradle. The i)ig is operated in a pit, one of thelatest features of coal dumping the pig is to be brought up out ofthe pit behind a car, the operator at themachine works certain levers, whichthrow rails in place and allow the pig tobe hauled out of the pit onto the railson which the loaded car is the pig has shoved the car up flic. Tiih ii^. il >IiiNe; A CAR LP «i\ IM MlKH incline onto the cradle, cable is reversedand it starts back down the inclinetoward the pit between the rails. Theniachiner\ that does this work at thesame time throws in place rails thatconnect with the bottom of the pig the pig approaches the pit ittakes the rails that lead down into it,and follows same to the other end of thepit, where it remains until the next carhas passed over it on the way to theincline, after which it is brought up outof the pit to push the car up the incline. 44 THE BALTIMORE AND OHIO EMPLOYES MAGAZINE The picture accompanying this article three operators, one engineer, one fire-shows the pig moving over the pit at man, one deck boss, two car blockers,foot of incline leading to the cradle of two car starters, three car riders, and onethe machine. In this picture the steamer oiler, a total of seventeen men engagedPhilbin is being loaded. in operating the machine. C. A. Arnold, doclonaster, is in direct D
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