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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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dsitself readily to the skill of the artisan and reduces risk of seriousaccident to the passengers. It is more available than wood, pro-duces a plainer effect, is easy to clean and weighs no more thana wooden coach if economically designed. The initial cost perpassenger carried is about the same as for wooden coaches, itsmaintenance considerably less. The life of a coach is greatly in-creased by the use of steel, and damage suits as well as suffer-ing in case of accident greatly reduced. The use of steel in coachconstruction is increasing daily and is here to stay.—John McE.Ames before the Central Raikeay Club. Cosr of Drop Tables.—In regard to the cost of the drop table,that varies from the smaller 24 ft. table, which is for trailerwheels, front or rear drivers or engine and tender trucks, cost-ing about $8,coo.oo, to the large ones for a whole locomotive,which cost about $11,000.00.—Wm. Elmer before the RailwayClub of Pittsburgh. 131 132 AMERICAN ENGINEER AND RAILROAD JOURNAL.
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A STUDY OF THE ^GENERAL ARRANGEMENT OF BEECH .GROVE SHOPS. THE C. C. C. & St. L. Ry. (Bic-Four). The arrangement of the Beech Grove shops of the Big-Fouris of special interest because, like the East Moline shops of theRock Island System, there were no restrictions as to the shapeand arrangement of the buildings. Every detail was carefullystudied out and it may therefore be regarded as an ideal layoutfor the conditions for which it is intended. The buildings areall arranged so that they may be considerably enlarged in thefuture. Indianapolis is the central and most important point of heBig-Four system; six divisions radiate from it. Beech Groveis about six miles from Indianapolis on the Chicago division.The new shops replace those at Brightwood, also near India-napolis, but which were built a number of years ago and werenot adapted for handling the new and larger power which hascome into use since that time. The Big-Four has several othershops, most of which are not fitted for taki

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