Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1912-09-09
task FOR AN gNoINR.
Men Who Are Held Responsible Who,
II Falls Short In Its work.

u Falls Short In Its work.
When a locomotive is built II Is
expected to make certain mileage
before it receives q general overhaul!
Ing. When that overhauling is done
1t is again required to make dea-
nite tleage.
a modern passenger locomotive Is
expected, says the Ohio Magazine. to
cover 100000 miles between general
'shoppings," intermediate repairs be-
ing made at the various roundhouses
Responsibility for failure OF a loco.
notiye TO perform the work cut out
system of records. The superintend-
ent OF shops is responsible fer all
power cut out of service on the roae
and placed inside the shop grounds
and this responsibility does not end
until the locomotive is ready for ser.
vice again. From the time that 1t Is
ready for service until 1t Is once more
cut out for repairs In the shop the
iponsibility.
When the locomotive is ready TO
leave the shops 1t Is inspected Jointly
- the shop inspector, under the sup
er,ntendent OF shops, and an inspector
working under the master mechanic.
Every workman who has any part
whatever In the handling of the loco
motive is responsible to his immedi-
ate foreman, just as the foreman ID
responsible to his superiors.
In spite of the many intricate parts
Of locomotive the company records
show less than one engine failure for
every 10000 miles. An engine fail.
ure" is delay Of one minute or more
To any train, provided 1t Is caused by
failure of the machinery of the loco"
motive.
Each OF the many locomotives OF a
big system-790 in one case-bas a
decided individuality In the eyes or
the railroad. At headquarters IA
known not only the cost of original
materials used in repairs and the en-
tire expense of maintenance down to
date
The labor OF every man who works
:or even an hour upon a certain GU
CINE, each mechanic recording hE
labor upon slip of paper known an
a daily time certificate, which in turn
Is certified to by his immediate fore
man and forwarded to the genera
timekeeper. The records OF the road
enable the officials to show the exact
cost OF labor and material for each
mile that a locomotive travels. G
each ton hauled.
Ia tho case of collisions or wrecka
were the fault is not one OF defec
Eve workmanship or material, the
locomotive may enter the general
shops for rebuilding, even though 1t
may not have completed the mileage
assigned to 1t. and no responsibility
attaches itself to those on whom II
would otherwise fall. The locomotive
is simply repaired and is allowed to
complete the mileage originally as
signed to 1t.
When a locomotive is brought into
tho shops for work 1t is first stripped
by the men who comprise what Is
known as the stripping gang. Thir
gang Immediately takes off such partG
Of the engine as are necessary for the
respective job.
The parts 70 be repaired are cleaned
In vst and tho work Is then distrlb-
uted among the various employees OF
the machi:e and blacksmith depart
ments. each part when repaired to be
rety21ed to the erecting side OF the
aS0p, to be mounted again on the
locomotive by the date on which 1t 10
scheduled to go on the road. The
dates are posted in conspicuous
place convenient to each repair gang