. American engineer and railroad journal . e. 07, issue page 390 of the Oct., 07, issue. for keeping a record of repairs made to a car and the time re-quired for these repairs. The face side (see illustration) is usedby the yard inspector in bad ordering the car. Switchmen arenotified where to place the car by the position of the card; placedvertically, the car goes to the light repair yard; horizontally, tothe heavy repair yard. At this place, the main defects shownon the card give the repair yard foreman sufficient knowledgefor a further placement of the car, a very important matter inheavy
. American engineer and railroad journal . e. 07, issue page 390 of the Oct., 07, issue. for keeping a record of repairs made to a car and the time re-quired for these repairs. The face side (see illustration) is usedby the yard inspector in bad ordering the car. Switchmen arenotified where to place the car by the position of the card; placedvertically, the car goes to the light repair yard; horizontally, tothe heavy repair yard. At this place, the main defects shownon the card give the repair yard foreman sufficient knowledgefor a further placement of the car, a very important matter inheavy repairs, as repaired cars are often blocked for days andextra work is entailed by careless placing of other cars requir-ing heavier repairs. When the car is placed, the time is noted and a shop inspectorremoves the card and gives the car a thorough inspection. Henotes all defects found on the reverse side of the card (see illus-tration) and replaces it on the car, reverse side out. The time- Std. Time C. R. Std. Time Carp. _ NAME G- Cokes D- _Milfls_ ttT Cokes n. Miles It -Lfe\ _a jl11 11
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