New-York tribune., 1904-08-12
A SCHOOL, FOR MOTORNEN.
HOrk of Training Sub5cay Em-
plOyes to Begin Monday.

pLOyeS to Begin Monday.
The school at which TIE three thousand employees
OF the subway win be trained was formally open
ed yesterday afternoon by Frank T. Hedley. sub
way superintendent for the InterbOrough Rapid
Transit Company. The first class consisted en-
trely OF newspaper men. and the session was try
ing and complicated The real students. the motor
men. conductors and trainneu will Ge easier for
the teachers. as certain railroad experience is
ouired of some OF the applicants for positions.
School will be called on Monday. and will be IN
almost continuous session until the subway IS
opened. as only twenty men can be instructed at a
time
The positive statement made BY Superinteud-
ent Hedley that trains would be running on regular
schedule in September. and that they would be
prepared 70 carry all passengers who entered the
gates Of subway stations. lie declared that the
subway vas 50 nearly completed that possible
labor complications would not interfere with the
operation Of trains
The track is al laid and ready for the trains
he said The overhead work in the tunnel -
completed Some Of the stations remain to bs
nnlsned IL Is possible that these Will not be ecrn-
pIeted when We commence operations bur trains
Will be put on and unfinished stations skipped
II IS the ambition OF the Rapid Transit manage
Hlen' 20 carry passengers without delay or annoy
a-ce rom the initial t-p. and 70 make that POSI-
Die the school has been opened A new sIbvvs,-
car, one OF the type that viii be used on express.
UEalhs' has been fitted UP as a school car II
stands IN the elevated railway yards at Nfuety-
"Hi'--s' ana Ihird-ave- Along one side OF tn,
car ) coEplete train equipment OF automatic
brakes Attached TO the opposite wall are tbs
several electrical equipments with which the r,.,
must oe 1arnHlAr competent instructor has ban
IS.@--eu as scnoolmaster, and 20 him the men
VI report N classes OF twenty. A man OF averaz,
El'elhsence can so through the scbool n ten
80 ana those with mechanical turn nav
graduate in less time
applicants FOR the position ot rotorraan r,u..
80 80 nao some railway experience. Loeomotlvs
engineers and hremen. braksmen and sUttchnaAr
are among those eligible The first racai,a = ..
BOOK on the electrical and air equipment % N,
subway trains This has been complied bv com
pahy ofncials and printed 1t is said 10 be com
p.e'e Il contains descriptions and uIlstratioux
OF al or the apparatus on the motor cars. sDa a
list OF questions aad answers pertaining 70 trs,,~
oPerauon- Special stress viii be laid on IN,
ehaPter What To Do IN Emergencies"
Along with the textbook work comes instruction,
!" 'Ae actual operation OF the engineers brak,
N-'e. Inc students will see the effect OF various
ar pressures on the brakes and will learn 49,
ana way the valves move as they do and vbith--
lhe ar goes In case the brakes on any car g
I've ran become jaInrned the win learn how to
cut cut that particular car bleed it OF air ana ar
range the connection so that the brakes will vvor;x
on the other cars as though nothing had happsnsx
This instruction IS expected to prevent many Ion.
delays. ''
Then they viii study the various electrical a.
F4ceS-the reversers. the conductors rhA cI--,,,-
breakers. the magnetic fuses and rba cor,-,Y -
1or regulating resistance
me motormen who succeed in passing n sa4,,
factory examination this technical course vrtIY
% turned over 70 an assistant instructor S,- On,
strucdon IN the actual movement OF trains -rbrs.
days viii be given to this. and I'm frz ro,vrv. -
men VIII learn the road become familiar vv4.t
the signal SYSTEM grades. curves and station s.oD
II they come up to the required standard a., -.
they receive certificates which have the sfr7a,rr-,
or The four officials OF the road WIN bav. 80
eharge OF their instruction
SoIductors and tralnmeR will have a sborts-
MI not be rigid as that Of the motorasn S1Sl
--a{ IeLn tns rUles and regulations OF "a,
N force on the elevated lines. '''S'
g., % %Iae company expects no difficulty in Cling the
The wages paid N the subway win be less tbaa
nose OI eteVated employees The subway motor
uotornen get s. so The wages OF trainunsn sSi
sI1.Ion ellPGyes vii De about the same Elevated
subway must make application next week II fs
TSers are IN mors tfa nIOe osS VI Tanf to change
ne out many OF them are so old as TO be ua-
The training OF the operative employees OF ths.
great system ls mighty task said Superinteud-
ene HedIey YESTERDAY. IT Is new trads and EO
motive engineer on steam raiIroads enS11S.
graduate after years OF experence E1inr 4fro7Ss
various grades OF fireman on freight and pas
get the resDonsibls Dost Of cari1r ro1 q s-.5S
load of people. We have neither time nor oppOr-
tunity to train force IA this way. That Is
Trains IN the subway. will reach a maximum
the powerful air brakes which control the speed
49, ereItIS VI. 9S Iae noSr
master. These brakes Win stop a train E0inx az
entire system IN fun operation within an hour
and thirty minutes after the departure OF the rse
train.