. Electric railway journal . d be- fore the passengers enter the car, but transfers areissued to passengers as they leave the car. One-man operation began on May 3, 1914. As thepublic was well informed regarding the change, thenew system went into operation without a hitch. Nodifficulty has arisen in maintaining the average sched-ule of 9 , but if loops for turning cars at the ends,air brakes and air-operated doors were used an operatorcould doubtless make faster schedules if traffic condi-tions so demanded. Performance with One-Man Cars After one and a half months the company saw whaton
. Electric railway journal . d be- fore the passengers enter the car, but transfers areissued to passengers as they leave the car. One-man operation began on May 3, 1914. As thepublic was well informed regarding the change, thenew system went into operation without a hitch. Nodifficulty has arisen in maintaining the average sched-ule of 9 , but if loops for turning cars at the ends,air brakes and air-operated doors were used an operatorcould doubtless make faster schedules if traffic condi-tions so demanded. Performance with One-Man Cars After one and a half months the company saw whatone-man cars could do for heavy traffic. The earningson July 15, 1914, were the largest in its history, ex-ceeding the previous record by 90 per cent. The averageearnings for that day were 41 cents per car-mile, thelargest number of fares on a single trip 126 and theturn-in from one man, $ Operation on this daywas a little slow because all fares had to be collectedbefore the cars were started, but not a step accident oc-. WINONA ONE-MAN CAR—INTERIOR VIEW curred. In any event such heavy days form too small apercentage of the yearly operating period to offset theexpense of conductors. Railroad crossings are flaggedby the motorman in the usual manner, but the saving inthe wages of conductors would warrant the maintenanceof flagmen on one or two crossings if local conditionsmade this necessary. Advantages and Savings. The operation of both the new and remodeled carshas produced the usual operating advantages of elimin-ating step accidents, because the doors are not openedor closed while the car is in motion; of avoiding argu-ments regarding payment of fare and of easier check-ing by inspectors because fares are registered as pas-sengers enter. Further the one-man system has greatlydecreased the extra list. The percentage of trainmenswages has also decreased from 29 per cent to 19 percent of the gross revenue, so that an increase in wageswould not affect so materially the rati
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