. Operation of trains and station work and telegraphy . d relay are all contained ina neat oak cabinet, which can be placed on the dispatch-ers table. (Figs 14 and 15.) The selector keys are arranged in a row across thefront of the box and above each key is placed a smallholder in which designation cards with the name of theassociated station or any other information can be in-serted. Fig. 15 is a view of the cabinet with the hinged frontopened, the top and front strip above the keys removedto expose the working parts. This view gives a goodidea of the equipment arrangement. The dispatcher is
. Operation of trains and station work and telegraphy . d relay are all contained ina neat oak cabinet, which can be placed on the dispatch-ers table. (Figs 14 and 15.) The selector keys are arranged in a row across thefront of the box and above each key is placed a smallholder in which designation cards with the name of theassociated station or any other information can be in-serted. Fig. 15 is a view of the cabinet with the hinged frontopened, the top and front strip above the keys removedto expose the working parts. This view gives a goodidea of the equipment arrangement. The dispatcher is provided with a breast plate trans-mitter and head band receiver (Fig. 19), so as to permitthe free use of his hands for writing, operating the se-lector or any other work he may have. He is expected tohave his receiver on his head at all times, when on transmitter cut-out key is provided, inclosed in a suit- STATION WORK AND TELEGRAPHY 597 able box for mounting in a convenient location on thedispatchers desk. (Fig. 20.) This key is for the use. Fig. 19. of the dispatcher in cutting out his transmitter circuitwhile receiving, thus eliminating any noises that his trans-mitter might pick up. 598 TELEPHONES IN RAILROAD WORK If for any reason the dispatcher takes his receiver fromhis head he can be signalled, as a hand generator is fur-nished at each sub-station and a bell is bridged acrossthe two line wires at the dispatchers desk. In Fig. 21this bell is shown.
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