. Railway mechanical engineer . ; a vertical scale of 4in. for each 100 lb., with the necessary space at the topfor proper headings, another at the middle to separate theindividual from the locomotive performances, and a third atthe bottom for recording engine numbers, with their char-acter or other information will require a board 5 ft. highto cover a variation of 1,000 lb. Such a board is shownin Fig. 1 with the record of one engine as worked by two men. Some idea of the working appearance of the suggestedIjoard is shown in Fig. 2, which covers only one comer ofthe complete board, but which
. Railway mechanical engineer . ; a vertical scale of 4in. for each 100 lb., with the necessary space at the topfor proper headings, another at the middle to separate theindividual from the locomotive performances, and a third atthe bottom for recording engine numbers, with their char-acter or other information will require a board 5 ft. highto cover a variation of 1,000 lb. Such a board is shownin Fig. 1 with the record of one engine as worked by two men. Some idea of the working appearance of the suggestedIjoard is shown in Fig. 2, which covers only one comer ofthe complete board, but which will show its board shows coal consumed on the basis of gross ton-nage, but the same principle may be applied to net tonnageand it may be modified as may seem desirable. It is believedthat the employees will soon show by their improved recordsthat the graphic representation of performance displayedeach day, has created an interest that will repay the slightexpense of its adoption in a very short period of GARDEPAKlHte HANDLING HEAVY TRAINS ON GRADES* While there are probably many shortcomings of the presentpractices of train handling on mountain grades, a thoroughknowledge of the capabilities of the air brakes, together witha good organization for its proper maintenance, will enablevery good results to be obtained. Railways having heavy grades to traverse should estab-lish convenient dead line points where their own andforeign line equipment may be properly inspected and re-paired before it is permitted to proceed. Such points neednot ije where the descent of grade begins. From records obtained at such points, where a thoroughinspection is made, it has been ascertained that a largepercentage of the brakes are in a very bad condition, show-ing excessive brake cylinder leakage. This inspection hasalso disclosed the fact that the retaining valve and itspiping are receiving practically no attention by many rail-roads operating in level districts. In order to
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