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Identifier: americanengineer71newy (find matches)
Title: American engineer and railroad journal
Year: 1893 (1890s)
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Subjects: Railroad engineering Engineering Railroads Railroad cars
Publisher: New York : M.N. Forney
Contributing Library: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
Digitizing Sponsor: Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation

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lant of 1,750 horse-power will be installed for the electriclighting of the station, offices, train-shed and yards outside. Itwill also supply power for the baggage transfers and lifts, andfor the elevators to be put in for reaching the offices. The heat-ing and plumbing will be new. There will also be an ice plantwith a maximum capacity of 40 tons per day. The exterior of the building is to be altered considerably, butMr. Gilberts aim has been to combine the new with the old sothat it will harmonize completely. The entire exterior of theplain brick walls will be covered with a Portland cement stucco,which will give the effect of a solid, rough gray background,with trimmings of white. The cost of the new work on thebuilding proper, exclusive of the power plant, is placed at about$500,000, but the cost of the alterations of that portion of thepresent building which is to be utilized are not stated. Whencompleted it will be one of the finest stations in the world in allits appointments.
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106 AMERICAN ENGINEER, CAR BUILDER The Fairbanks-Morse Gas Engine. The gas and gasoline engines made by Fairbanks. Morse & Com-pany, of Chicago, have earned for themselves an excellent reputa-tion for economy and durability. These engines run at slowerspeeds than is customary in gas engine practice, the speed of a 10horsepower engine being 225 revolutions per minute, a 28 horse-power engine 175, a 50 horse-power engine 160, a 75 horse-power en-

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  • bookyear:1893
  • bookdecade:1890
  • bookcentury:1800
  • booksubject:Railroad_engineering
  • booksubject:Engineering
  • booksubject:Railroads
  • booksubject:Railroad_cars
  • bookpublisher:New_York___M_N__Forney
  • bookcontributor:Carnegie_Library_of_Pittsburgh
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  • bookleafnumber:114
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  • bookcollection:americana
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