. Electric railway journal . mmeter and a 75-volt voltmeter are the only measuring instruments em-ployed in making these tests. The decline of the jitney bus in Evansville, Ind., isevidenced by the fact that six months ago there werefifty such machines in operation, whereas on Feb. 1there was only one in service. Removable Pilot Used with Couplers BY H. H. BUCHMANN Master Mechanic Louisville & Southern Indiana TractionCompany, New Albany, Ind. Home-made, removable steel pilots that weigh 98 lb.,conform to ordinance requirements and, at the sametime, are readily removable for trailer operation,
. Electric railway journal . mmeter and a 75-volt voltmeter are the only measuring instruments em-ployed in making these tests. The decline of the jitney bus in Evansville, Ind., isevidenced by the fact that six months ago there werefifty such machines in operation, whereas on Feb. 1there was only one in service. Removable Pilot Used with Couplers BY H. H. BUCHMANN Master Mechanic Louisville & Southern Indiana TractionCompany, New Albany, Ind. Home-made, removable steel pilots that weigh 98 lb.,conform to ordinance requirements and, at the sametime, are readily removable for trailer operation, havebeen adopted as the standard by the Louisville & South-ern Indiana Traction Company, New Albany, pilots are so designed that they fit over the stand-ard couplers used on the interurban cars of this com-pany. Although the pilot is comparatively light, it hasbeen found to meet service requirements as completelyas those of much heavier construction. This isattributed to the spring action which absorbs the. REMOVABLE PILOT ATTACHED TO A CAR shocks that frequently destroy the usefulness of morerigidly constructed pilots. The top and bottom mem-bers of the pilot are formed of Vi-in. x 2-in. x , one bent to a 5-ft. 7-in. radius and restingagainst the buffer, and the other forms the bottom ofthe nose-type pilot. Fourteen bars Vi-in. x l^-in. insize are riveted to these two members with 5 One-inch round iron, combined knee braces andhangers fasten to the bottom and hold the pilot rigidlyin position, while a H-in. thumb screw passing througha clip at the center of the upper member holds thepilot against the buffer. A view of one of these stand-ard pilots attached to a car is shown above. Reclaiming Worn Axles BY DANIEL DURIE Master Mechanic West Penn Railways, Connellsville, Pa. Successful results have attended the restoration of5-in. axles to their original size by shrinking ^, cold-rolled steel tubing on the old meth
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