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Sinopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1916 Excerpt: ... needs as far as possible and avoid the necessity of diverting more cars from revenue service. It requires their distribution in a way that will avoid overcrowding on one division and part utilization on another. Weekly reports are sent to the engineer maintenance of way from each division showing the total number of cars on hand, their capacity and the number of men occupying them. This makes possible an intelligent comparison of the situation on each division and such readjustments and transfers as seem necessary to accommodate the demands where congestion occurs. Without this control the available equipment would often become inadequate without being fully utilized and create the tendency toward building bunk houses or fitting up other suitable buildings and additional cars at considerable expense. In addition to the ordinary camp cars, emergency camp trains accommodating from 60 to 70 men are established at six centrally located points over the system. They consist each of four bunk cars, two dining cars, a kitchen car and a foreman's car, and are maintained intact, completely stocked with track tools, bedding, cooking utensils and provisions so as to be available immediately for use at washouts, land slides and other emergencies. They are permitted to be used for emergencies only upon authority of the engineer maintenance of way. Each division on which such a camp is located is responsible for its condition and regular inspections are made by the division engineer to insure that it is being maintained in proper order. In order that the central office may have an accurate record of the equipment situation at all times, each division makes the following reports on standard forms: 1. Daily report, on pile drivers, steam shovels and ditchers. 2. Weekly rep...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1916 Excerpt: ... needs as far as possible and avoid the necessity of diverting more cars from revenue service. It requires their distribution in a way that will avoid overcrowding on one division and part utilization on another. Weekly reports are sent to the engineer maintenance of way from each division showing the total number of cars on hand, their capacity and the number of men occupying them. This makes possible an intelligent comparison of the situation on each division and such readjustments and transfers as seem necessary to accommodate the demands where congestion occurs. Without this control the available equipment would often become inadequate without being fully utilized and create the tendency toward building bunk houses or fitting up other suitable buildings and additional cars at considerable expense. In addition to the ordinary camp cars, emergency camp trains accommodating from 60 to 70 men are established at six centrally located points over the system. They consist each of four bunk cars, two dining cars, a kitchen car and a foreman's car, and are maintained intact, completely stocked with track tools, bedding, cooking utensils and provisions so as to be available immediately for use at washouts, land slides and other emergencies. They are permitted to be used for emergencies only upon authority of the engineer maintenance of way. Each division on which such a camp is located is responsible for its condition and regular inspections are made by the division engineer to insure that it is being maintained in proper order. In order that the central office may have an accurate record of the equipment situation at all times, each division makes the following reports on standard forms: 1. Daily report, on pile drivers, steam shovels and ditchers. 2. Weekly rep...
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