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Title: Railway master mechanic (microform)
Year: 1895 (1890s)
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Subjects: Railroads Railroads
Publisher: New York : (Simmons-Boardman Pub. Corp.)
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feet per minute. The pit in which it travels is 1338feet long, or a little over a quarter of a mile. The tableis operated by two electric motors, in the same manner as adouble truck electric car. Current is supplied to the motorsby means of a third rail system, the current-conducting railsbeing located on each side of the pit under a protectingledge of the concrete retaining wall. In order that the presence of the pit between the build-ings may not interfere with the cross traffic between thevarious departments, concrete walkways five feet wide arelocated 100 feet apart along the pit. The bottom of thepit is 18 inches below the yard grade, and in order that thetrucks may cross the pit easily on these walkways, an incline,or romp, 20 feet long, is provided on each side of the pit, thus FAN a)EN6\~\ tied t Duct nh ,toi I irPipe 1 Marh mq Mach - 8 Heavy &rdte\for /& Iron rnPress a Sup Roll-, \~\Ex rtesvu 1 r±i Lll^aSEL. QrForge XT Tool Room Extension ~7- ENb ajFJHvHear I BALCONY
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tically all danger of damage by fire is eliminated. The oil carried in stock is stored in reinforced concretetanks outside of the building and under the adjoining plat-form. It is drawn from the tanks by a battery of pumps,located in a room in the east end of the building, whichis sealed off from the rest of the building by a blind wall,only one outside entrance being provided. This opening iscovered by a steel shutter, the same as is used on all otheroutside doors of the store building. Storage space is pro-vided in the fire-proof, oil drawing room for waste andother inflammable supplies. The Transfer Table and Traveling Yard Crane.The electric transfer table serves directly the machine anderecting shop; the boiler and tank shop; the coach repairshop, and the coach paint shop; also the future wheel shop Block Plan of Machinery in the eliminating any retarding of material handling due to thepresence of the pit. The electrical third rail system for conducting current tothe motors on th

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