People v. New York Central Railroad

Martin, J.:

The defendant railroad company maintained a power house at One Hundred and Forty-second street and East river in the county of Bronx to generate electricity for the operation of its trains running into and out of the Grand Central Terminal. The plant is operated twenty-four hours a day without interruption, and mechanics must be on hand at all times for the purpose of maintaining the dynamos and other equipment and making emergency repairs. A lathe and drill press are used in connection with such repairs.

On Sunday, March 19, 1922, an inspector of the State Department of Labor…