The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1873-05-31

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single train enters Or leaves the station or
arrives there without advising the Dis
patcher OF the fact The engineer cannot
travel faster than the schedule time with
out being found out. In the same manner
can any train be stopped anywhere on the
road On the train
THE CONDUCTORS
is the highest authority Ia his charge il
the entire train, the engineer ~ the loco
motive and the brakeman On the train
The latter have 80 attend the brakes and
do such other work as ordered 70 do By the
conductor A brakeman who Is faithful and
attentive. viii, after two or three years
employment IN thai capacity, W. advanced
to the position Of conductor Of freight
train, and then rise tu the position Of con
ductOr Of a passenger tram. The conductor
has not only charge Of the train, but he is
responsible for the proper collection ~ the
tickets and OF the fares OF from such pas
sengers as have not provided themselves
with the little pastebOards He has tO
make returns at the end Of trip, hand in
the tickets he has collected and the fares he
has taken. The person u whom the life
Of every person on the train Il placed u un-
doubtedly
The ENGINEER
On well-regulated railroads no favorlt-
ism is shown IN the selection Of men for
engineers positions. A man who desires
70 attain that post must begin Az the foot
Of the ladder. He has to start IA 6remen
or stoker, a birth by no means sinecure.
In all sorts of weather the fireman has 10
stand by his furnace and heap coal On the
burning mass, W. attentive to the orders ~
his engineer, look 0ut f1r danger ahead,
see that the coarse parts No the engine are
well oiled and do all the dirty work about
a locomotive, and if a man has gwen sat
lsfactiOn 80 as to remain for two or three
years he Il examined by the foreman "
engines, and, If found qualified, recon
mended To the superintendent for promo
tlon. At first he ls employed as engineer
on a local freight train. until he finally
reaches the goal of his ambition. the posi-
| tion of trst-cass locomotive engineer
The engineers are under the immediate
control of the
FOREMAN nF ENGINES.
He assigns them % their locomotives.
and sees that they perform. their duties ia
I a proper manner. The locomotives are
watered and coaled III the so-calIed round
houses, where men specially engaged for
that business, "hre them up, and see that
sufficient steam Is generated. About if-
teen minutes before the time of departure
the engineer and hremen report u the
| foreman, look around their engine. ana
see that everything L. as ID ought To be-
and then start I'm their days tourney
from which many have never returned
defective rafter IN a bridge, an open draw
without a signal. a misplaced switch are
sure tO result In the death III manning ny
the faithful engineer and his assistant
In nearly all the States of the u Mon the
law requires danger signals ta he placed
two hundred yards from every switch On
nearing draw bridges the engineer must
bring the tram to aad halt ana cannot
start until the Hagruan gives a si.nal that
All H. right. The different heads NJ De-
/ partments nn q railroad must keep strict
account nj every ParticIe of stores given
out, % thar At tie cui of the month they
can give fun statement w every particu
lar. These lists contain the milaLe run N,
every engine, passengers ON their trips. re-
pairs to engines. fuel consumed and its
cost, stores consumed and cust Thus.
during the month of Frbruasy last the eu-
gines on the Nav l1ra Division dorsey
City " Npw Brunswick wy th. pyuusyI
vanla Road averaged a.- follow.
Pounds eoaI consumed on. . ....- EaI.r.-f
quart ~ Hf consumed f.. .s. u.Ie- U.T. I.af
Pounds waste consumed +. ...N u. IH-. q W. ..sa
Pounds t4IuN r.II-.....a .. |.M u....- IHf