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Page 30<br />

LOCOMOTIVE FUEL PERFORMANCE RECORDS<br />

Ofice of Fuel Agent, St. Louis<br />

URING the month of June we<br />

had a decrease in both freight<br />

and switch performance as<br />

compared to June last year. The<br />

freight performance decreasing from<br />

148 pounds per 1,000 gross ton miles<br />

June last year to 143 pounds per 1,000<br />

gross ton miles this year, a decrease<br />

of 3.38 per cent. The average train<br />

haul decreased from 1,512 to 1,406. In<br />

switch service the pounds per switch<br />

locomotive mile was 134 pounds June<br />

this year compared to 137 pounds<br />

June last year, a decrease of 2.19 per<br />

cent. This is the first month in which<br />

we have had a decrease in switch<br />

performance since February, each<br />

month this year compared to com-<br />

parative months last year. In passen-<br />

ger service there was a slight in-<br />

crease in the performance for the first<br />

time this year, in fact this is the first<br />

increase in passenger service since<br />

July 1930 compared to July 1929. June<br />

performance was 14.3 as compared to<br />

14.2, June last year, an increase<br />

slightly less than 1 per cent. The<br />

Eastern division had a decrease of<br />

6.06 per cent, Southern and Texas<br />

Lines equaling their performance<br />

of last year and balance of the di-<br />

visions having increases ranging from<br />

2 per cent to 13 per cent.<br />

As usual during the summer months<br />

special effort is made by all concerned<br />

to make a certain goal in fuel per-<br />

formance, each class of service a<br />

lower unit of consumption in freight<br />

service than any previous record, and<br />

in passenger and switch service 2s<br />

low a performance as we can reason-<br />

ably expect under the conditions. The<br />

management has given us the goal for<br />

this summer a record low perform-<br />

ance, freight service of 135 pounds<br />

per 1,000 gross ton miles, in passen-<br />

ger service 13.5 pounds per car mile<br />

and switch service 130 pounds per<br />

switch locon~otive mile. Based on the<br />

performance of June we will all have<br />

to pet our shoulders to the wheel to<br />

reach the above standards, which are<br />

not impossible and with each one do-<br />

ing his "Bit" we will make a record<br />

this summer of which we will be<br />

proud.<br />

Following are some of the good per-<br />

formances observed during the pest<br />

month :<br />

EASTERN DlVlSlON<br />

Rolla Sub: Engineer E. COLE, fire-<br />

man H. SWEATT, engine 15, train 34,<br />

Newburg to Lindenwood, June 2, han-<br />

dled 254,250 G. T &I., burned 11 tons<br />

coal, performance 86 pounds per 1,000<br />

G. T. AI.<br />

Engineer FREY, fireman CHAM-<br />

BERS, engine 4116, train 32, Newburg<br />

to St. Louis, June 8, handled 264.200<br />

gross ton miles, burned 1,612 gallons<br />

oil. performance 6.1 gallons per 1,000<br />

gross ton miles.<br />

Lebanon Sub: Engineer KIiiG. fire-<br />

man HAMILTON, engine 4116, train<br />

32. June 8, <strong>Springfield</strong> to Sewbnrg.<br />

handled 299,400 gross ton miles.<br />

burned 2,216 gallons oil, performance<br />

7.4 gallons per 1,000 gross ton miles.<br />

<strong>Springfield</strong> Sub: Engineer CASSEL-<br />

RIANN, fireman W. CRAWFORD, ell-<br />

gine 46, train 36, Monett to Spring-<br />

field, June 3, handled 133,2<strong>76</strong> gross to11<br />

miles, burned 5 tons coal, perform-<br />

ance 75 pounds per 1,000 gross tm<br />

miles.<br />

ST LOUIS TERMINAL<br />

June 15, Engineer GARDINE, fire-<br />

man JOE WORTH, engine 3,749. on<br />

duty 8 hours. burned 21h tons coal.<br />

performance 104 pounds per switch<br />

locomotive mile.<br />

June 18, engineer J. HYNES, fire-<br />

man STANLEY WHITTINGTOx. en-<br />

gine 3747, on duty 8 hours. burned<br />

1% tons coal, performance 62 pounds<br />

per switch locomotive mile. This en-<br />

gine was in charge of switch foreman<br />

SAND ERBBCK, and is the best per-<br />

formance observed in this terminal to<br />

date.<br />

CENTRAL DIVISION<br />

Ft. Smith Sub: Engineer H.<br />

BLAKESLY, fireman LOWE. engine<br />

4007 extra north, Fort Smith to Xon-<br />

ett. June 11. handled 160.164 gross ton<br />

miles, burned 12 tons coal, perform-<br />

ance 150 pounds per 1,000 gross ton<br />

miles.<br />

Engineer W 0 M A C I

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