Identifier: electricrailway571921newy (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
Digitizing Sponsor: Smithsonian Libraries

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ofmind required for solvingtechnical problems is quitedifferent from that re-quired for running theshop. It is better to havea separate man for thepurpose, if possible, evenif supereconomies have tobe practiced elsewhere to^ I) : accomplish this. No. 12 Quotation from theFederal Electric RailwaysCommission Report TPHE labor policies of the electric street railways willin the future be of great importance as an elementin the restoration and the permanent maintenance oftheir credit. The full co-operation of labor is essential tothe highest prosperity and usefulness of the industry.This is particularly true because in the case of the streetrailways the employees who immediately handle theservice come into direct contact with the people whoconsume that service. Much can also be done toward reduction in the costof operation by developing the proper spirit of co-opera-tion with employees. 518 Electric Railway Journal Vol. 51, No. 12 Weldingr Has Proved a Life Saver for Small Electric Roads
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1— Set-up foi- thermit weld. 5—Repair to crossing- by arc welding. 2— Cutting cast iron with oxyacetylene to prepare for mold. 6—Dynamotor type arc-welding machine. 3— The reaction taking place. 7—Seam-welded joint on 7-in. groove girder rail; 4— Completed weld before cleaning. 8—Reciprocating rail grinder. March 19, 1921 Electric Railway Journal 519

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