. Electric railway journal . er-ations—grading, laying the lower part of the slab, layingthe track and putting in the upper part of the concreteslab—were carried on at the same time, resulting not onlyin rapidity but also in economy. The record of passenger train performances on the steamrailroads of New York State for January shows that duringthe month the number of trains run was 65,892. Of thenumber of trains run, 82 per cent were on time at the di-vision terminal. The avergae delay for each late train minutes and the average delay for each train run minutes. ELECTRIC RAILWAY
. Electric railway journal . er-ations—grading, laying the lower part of the slab, layingthe track and putting in the upper part of the concreteslab—were carried on at the same time, resulting not onlyin rapidity but also in economy. The record of passenger train performances on the steamrailroads of New York State for January shows that duringthe month the number of trains run was 65,892. Of thenumber of trains run, 82 per cent were on time at the di-vision terminal. The avergae delay for each late train minutes and the average delay for each train run minutes. ELECTRIC RAILWAY JOURNAL [Vol. XLI, No. ii. AN INSULATED ROOF FOR ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVES The Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern Railroad,Boone, la., which is now being operated at 1200 volts d. c,has insulated the entire roof of each engine with woodenslats. The nailing strips, 3-in. x 6-in. yellow pine, are cut tofit the contour of the roof and bolted to it. The slats arei-in. x 2^2-in. yellow pine applied so as to leave a 2-in. space. Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern—Insulated Cab Rooffor Electric Locomotives between them. The addition of this protective feature issimple and inexpensive and adds greatly to the safety oftrainmen, who in emergencies may have to mount the engineroof. The slatted roof of one of these locomotives is shownin the accompanying illustration. LIGHT SIGNAL PERFORMANCE RECORD ON THETERRE HAUTE, INDIANAPOLIS & EASTERN Although the light signal installation on the lines of theTerre Haute, Indianapolis & Eastern Traction Companyhas been in operation less than one year, some idea as toits efficiency may be drawn from the performance recordfor the three months ended Jan. 31, 1913. The protected section is situated between Greencastleand Brazil on the Brazil-Terre Haute division and includestwelve signals in six blocks, covering approximately 15miles of road. The signals are of the General RailwaySignal Companys light-signal type arranged for the abso-lute-permissive bloc
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