Identifier: electricrailway541919newy (find matches)
Title: Electric railway journal
Year: 1908 (1900s)
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Subjects: Electric railroads
Publisher: (New York) McGraw Hill Pub. Co
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
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UBLE-CONDUCTOR RAIL BOND Survey of Pole Lines A letter has been sent to member companies of theNational Electric Light Association by William C. L.Eglin, chairman of the committee on safety rules andaccident prevention, calling to their attention the sur-vey of existing pole lines throughout the United Statesand Canada, which the committees engineers are con-ducting jointly with those of the Bureau of Standards. The survey is being made to determine for futureaerial line construction the effect of the loading require-ments proposed in the new issue of the National Elec-tric Safety Code. It will be conducted, so far as possiblethrough the geographic sections of the N. E. L. A., andit is expected that the work will be sufficiently well or-ganized so that each company to be visited will benotified in advance. Each company is requested to be prepared to desig-nate immediately the lines to be surveyed in order thatall possible speed will be made. 118 Electric Railway Journal Vol. 54, No. 3
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FORMS USED FOR FOLLOWING AND RECORDING MAINTENANCE WORK July 19, 1919 Electric Railway Journal 119 Car Maintenance Records Facilitate Work Simple, Accurate and Adequate Records Enable the Responsible Heads of Car MaintenanceDepartments to Supervise the Work Intelligently By C. R. McMAHON Master Mechanic, Des Moines (Iowa) City Railway THE Inter-Urban Railway of Des Moines, Iowa, hasone main shop, where all cars are sent for heavyrepairs, such as changing wheels, armatureS;, paint-ing, etc., two city operating carhouses, and one interur-ban operating carhouse where all inspections and run-ning repairs are made. Cars receive a general inspectionon a mileage basis with 900 miles between inspections;this work, of course, is being done at the operating car-houses. The record of mileage is kept at the main shop,and as cars are due for inspection the operating car-house foremen are notified. The accompanying illustra-tions show several forms which are being used forfollowing and recording th

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