The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-24

the amount of labor required the extra material
that must be on hand, the tools and appliances
necessary etc.
The instructions to the first division are illus
trative of those sent out to the other divisions.
The first division comprises 152 miles. This in
cludes main and side-tracks. This. division. for
convenience, is divided mp into seventeen
tons. The instructions TO the first section are
after this ORDER Section 1--Main track I5
miles; side-track, 10 miles, total miles, 205
Men required 90; hand-cars, /; push-cars, 1;
claw-bars, IA; spike-mauls, Id; lining bars, s;
track gauges, 8; track wrenches, d; adzes 4;
axes, 4; spike maui handles, g. water barrels. 2;
water buckets, 4; tin cups, 4; kegs of spikes, 3.
These are the men, the tools and appliances re-
quired in addition to those already in that sec
ton of that division.
The total number of men per mile of track
including side-track, will be an average of four
men on sections having no more than the usual
number of curves, and five men on sections hav-
ing more than the usual number sharp curves
This includes foremen. In addition, there will
be one extra man with each gang, to each hand
or push-car, to carry the water and push the car
with the extra tools, supplies, etc. The men
assigned to each section will be divided into two
gangs, commencing to change as nearly in the
middle Of the section may be decided by the
road-master to be best and working from each
other until each meets the gang working toward
them from the adjoining sections; the foreman
will go with one of the gangs; his standard
gauge handcar will follow this gang. His as
sistant will go with the other gang, and have
his push of feet gauge pushed ahead of his
gang The work of the two gangs is not to be
confined to their section only, but they will con-
tnue on beyond its limits (if not met sooner]
until they meet the gang from the other section.
regardless of section limits, so as to complete
the work promptly.
Previous to May 10 twenty five of the lot of
thirty three new engines of standard gauge being
built by the Rogers works will be received. put
together and tested. 80 far as that is practicable
and be ready for service soon as the gauge of
track is changed. All spare engines will be
changed as early as practicable. Doubling" or
having the engines in service do all the running
possible will be resorted to, thus putting out of
service as many engines possible to be changed,
and lessen the number to be changed the day the
track is changed and afterward
There will be two new eighteen-inch cylinder
passenger engines and six new consolidation en-
gines put on the line at Henderson the day the
track is changed, to be used on the Henderson
division if needed there. If only part are
needed there the balance will be forwarded for
the Nashville g. Decatur division There
will be put on at Louisville, the same day, four
new passenger, nineteen consolidation and two
pushing engines.
The rolling stock to be changed at the several
points specified in the instructions, has been ap
proXimately estimated as follows: Engines, 267;
passenger equipment ears. 254 Pullman sleep
ars 80; freight cars and cabooses, 7,740.
Some seven to ten days previous to changing
the track the work of changing freight cars will
begin, and will continue at the rate of 465 per
day, in greater number if possible, until the
work is completed.
The cost of the change of gauge is estimated
by Mr.. Wells at about $500, 600. When the work
triumph of organized labor and intelligent COM
prehensive foresight.