Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-11

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20 r>,ets-ton:
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marked sT c-0sx.nz Eagn. PLACED Is
eoasp1cS1sss.y as poseibae % s.diczte
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s<1tAsl sy<z ;hozxa sagEes nsy be
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inx g1rsz 20 drivers u sr2gos ching
Feaaeies = Visiting Dos. taosld D.
paced q tie e.gsnesras ssSe q TIE
track g-a-tsr q : raE.e froE tie
e-ossaIz 80 TIA. trains may give
warning = their apr.oach- To t1,-
Es-- indicate 70 cr.~e.s u ve6seaes and
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White y sa-t= TsE1sd
i II s-po--sE. tls- 70 roz6wsy &.
-z.1rlFsc crossings Z. kep- II good coa-
G-t2cn- Eve, - cases ~aers y 3 o-iy
incumbent ~ -he railroad % main.
tan tne railway oe-we=r Its rats s-s
IN tTo fer og-.ite ire n-c=.sa-r
ste-zs s-o1I6 Re rsksE 20 sec TIA. TIE
aII-oac1@s are Esfa-s.Eed IN easy
. s-lc inform grades ard FREE 9. -Ets
y rr1g1 spots -1Ica nigh. rtosxisl.
et2l :, srtozooIIs " otherwise COZ
--.11re u hazard g t1e cross.ng. TIE
aF=e re-Eeen th= rails saoul6 IL ssp-
~sll @-e1 ard Z smooth crossing
ce-hc. - Obtained ocA=-Esss z-srl
-s-ls soo3id ~ cEA6
Co3sc-. wh.ea onstr-e- ~ v.4x q.
crcsEl1g- either tron approaching
trains u yeh1cles Should BE- -ereved
- "a ss Isoskibs=- Whatever p.o,ee-
In nay b provided a. crossing
I'll y .1s1e9snt Il IL .se~ .r3-a FL
---ect.1-~s g okscE.sa b. trees o. ctr
2: o-aE.--c[-oa=- pToper care II tbs
'eEp@cr ray greatly rec2ce ire hzzs-a
~ accident
TIE cao-c- b=-reen re FORMS Q.
5'otecr.cn Z ccEEan1 use i.es a.t~sea
gst@s zsg1ss s.g1aIs o. so-csIIea
z1to-re..c Ezg-en- ea6 Gzg-nen- There
II 70 rule for determining II. ckn..cs
2. protection t1t TIE b-zI aeTice may
= indicated ~ IocaI condition. o.
.cpogE3 DSy. ~ a.G-ns ara layouts Of
FfaSs n st:e-tz. fEe angle u crossing
s-c- ~ il HAY re esosea after ex-
p=r.ence zns o3.ervst:or Of Z r<articu-
~ cass
Crossing ga:ss ar E..tz BE- for rae !
wsTE cross!ng ors " -1o t.scEs where
tA+ Era1-c e not greatly coages.et
WAR ~ r=s-s are ya-y 1ume-aus
~ tir7e required u operate gst-z
-frts II olcck tra -re@.c and create
congestion T1a-s Is tne t1rthe- PCS
ability II vehicles b@4-g ca1ge. be-
'7Hen 1r- ga-eg II II the gates being
lowered m :hen. Whe-@ the roadway
c-oSEeE large MN .-r II -rac.g. gstes
srs lssEt satisfactory Ths-e are
ass II. ~! improved Highways in
s1oD!hzn Or country districts where
Z --o-acoles are rou al high speed
~hs-@ gates sFs sometimes run
farpoga- II sn article in me Railway
age Gazette cf Jolly -. 1918. a cross
ING - described and illustrated where
m ordinary light get= has been re-
PLACED by spruce pole about IL in.
n diameter ar an effective barrier
sgslast aGtoEn ob!l.stE who approach
Tie crossing az reckles. specd This
gate IN Ia.nted wi,h spiral bancs -
h.aca ana white 20 attract attention AZ
q considerable distance. TIE South
ern Pacific has tried red paint and
stripes on IL crossing gates. but .
s0bseQgsrt canvass of automobile
dFiTerE indicates preference for plain
white gates as beng easier ~ dis
tinsEish. especially a. dusk or ds an.
Ia the opinion Of the committee white
= the beg, color for gates.
There are variou. types o. gate.
1ire-pun. electric and pneumatic, all
having the same idea Of placing bar
I r!er across ths roadway. Some have
. t.cEiers and others fence attachments
but these are but variations Of the
ba-rier idea. There .s also IN use an
automatic gate which is operated in q
manner similar 70 automatic signals.
This has not been found satisfactory
az yet. Il is apt 10 lower on a We
/ hicle, Or if constructed TOO high 10
! strike d wagon is TOO tempting for
t malicious persons 10 lamper with II.
/ a very good addition protection in
connection With crossing gates is a
red light hung on the gate 81 night.
/ with binders on the sides 50 that it
will not be visible 10 the engineers Of
approaching trains. This light is re-
placed during the daytime BY red
disk
I The Southern Pacific is conducting
experiments gith a form ol warning
, sigma! consisting Of red disk IS in. in
diameter located 300 II. from the
crossing. AS automobile associations
are providing signs which serve the
same purpose il is perhaps better f,r
railroad men 10 look out for the i'm
mediate crossing only.
/ Wher- traffic conditions DO not re-
quire gates or hagmen the best form
Of signal il the automatic fagman or
wigwag, which consists Of red disk
displaying red iigh, at the center,
, which is suspended from bracket
away from the line Of poles. The disk
ard light swing through an arc In the