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over his head; to all Of which signalling
the train. being firmly built on posts. pays

over his head. 70 III OF whlch e16nhiune
the train, being firmly bunt on posts, pays
is he rightp- TO the class.)
Yes, SIR lin chorus.)
Does 1t have TO b a red light, JonesF
No explains Jones. because yo1
might want TO signal a train quick ano
not have a red light handy
So many are The routes and switching
points of the trains on the Boston elevated
that an elaborate system OF two colored
lights has had to be devised for the front
OF the trains TO show the men in the switch.
ing towers on what route a train h intended
to travel hat they may throw their switches
accordingly. Four sided lanterns are
used with red. white. green n orange
slides, so placed that only the slide which
Is turned forward shows.
How 10 use these lanterns, and what
particular route each combination desig-
mates, is explained to the class with the
aid OF miniature semaphore signals and a
large board on which Ia drawn an outline
Of all The elevated tracks with stations
and semaphores In miniature upon IL.
Then the lantern" and danger" signals
are explained toe
Should you pass the lantern signal?'
asks the instructor Of an aspirant.
Yes, but I'd slow down"
Very good; and II you passed the next
would you expect?"
TO find a rain ahead Of me In the next
section"
But before you got to the train, what
would you expect?'
Dunno" latter due elaboration
He'd expect TO nave his train stopped
durn quick" volunteers another candi-
date for office, and, TO verify his assertion,
goes up TO the skeleton car and kicks open
the emergency trip valve down beside the
rail, just as the device set at each LANCER
signal would do IL the train. by any over
sight, should pa IS 10 on the road,
The Boston elevated, as was told in the
discussion over the Park avenue tunnel
disaster here, is equipped with these auto
matte b axes making rear end collisions
impossible.
The intricacies Of the air brakes are
explained TO all candidates for employment
Tor the same reason that many other m
tricate matters are, TO make the men IN
time OF emergency reasoning beings in the
matter of compressed air, as In semaphores
and electricity.
The men accept the instruction gratefully,
Tor they expect TO be promoted from place
to place toward the top.
A man goes on the Boston elevated al
II cents an hour as brakeman. In due time
he becomes guard at 20 cents an hour, goes
to the front platform of the second car
and assumes the responsibility OF the train
Next he becomes motorInan at from 70 "a
rs cents. Ultimately, with luck ana long
life, he may become anything on the road.
Most complicated Of all are the electrical
connections and machinery, but they are
patiently explained and the system il
greedily learned. till the future employees
knows how, even il an entire motor cal
should be electrically disabled, all the rest
of the train could still loo operated from ii
or. in fact how any car or all the cars in q
train could be operated from any platform
But of all the many rules and directions
In the employees handbook the warning
In all cases of doubt adopt the safe course
is printed in the biggest letters.
This is the KEYNOTE OF the instruction In
the school also and warning and instruction
are proving their worth in the comparative
immunity from accident with which a brand
new city railroad system carrying rs 600. OG
of passengers annually is being operated.