Electric railway journal (1910) (14574695058)

Identifier: electricrailway351910newy (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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vering or partially obstructing theslot, it is necessary to pick out the ice by hand. Keeping theconduit always clean and free from obstruction throughout anaverage New York winter requires much special apparatus,many men and a perfect organization for any emergency. PRELIMINARY ORGANIZATION As soon as the agreement between the city and the Metro-politan Street Railway Company is signed and it is known fromwhat streets the railway company is to remove the snow, aconference of the operating department officers is held todetermine which streets can be advantageously cleaned by theforces and equipment of the railway company and whichstreets are to be assigned to contractors to clean. Bids arethen procured from contractors and contracts for the seasonawarded on the basis of a fixed price per cubic yard of snowremoved. Shortly before the time when snow may be expected,the heads of the maintenance of way, electrical, transportationand rolling stock and shops departments issue general orders
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Electric Ry. Journal Metropolitan Snow Fighting—Diagram of Organization of Forces sioner of street cleaning then issues to the railway companiesthe necessary permits for the operation of snow sweepers andother snow-cleaning apparatus. The city authorities give specialattention to the cleaning of those streets occupied by railwaytracks, which the railway companies are relieved of cleaning. With the conduit electric system a comparatively light fall ofsnow may cause serious delays, and a heavy storm which wouldhave only slight effect on the operation on an overhead trolleysystem would completely tie up the underground conduit road,unless energetic action is taken. Fine, dry sifting snow whenblown by the wind into the trolley slot quickly causes trouble.The task which confronts the operating department of theMetropolitan Street Railway Company is that of keeping thesnow out of 130 miles of conduit. The conduit is elliptical inform, approximately 16 in. wide and 24 in. high. Every 105 f