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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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s. They werelater retained as engineers to prepare plans and specifications Shops, N. O. G. N. R. Ft. Company was therefore instructed to resume work and push toas prompt completion of the shops as possible. The work wastaken up in January and completed in June, 1909, the railroadcompanys respective departments occupying their new quartersduring the same month. The site chosen for the location of the shops at Bogalusa onthe main line of the road, 70 miles north of Now Orleans, wasdeemed particularly suitable for the following reasons: 1. Its nearness to the center of gravity of the system. 2. The prospective development of the new city promising toattract a class of skilled and common labor well suited to therequirements of railroad work. 3. The available area of level ground adjacent to the mainline, affording an ideal space for shop track system, with ampleprovision for future extension of each department. 4. The convenience and economy of purchasing electric power F»i>n- suppui
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General Layout of Bogalusa Shops, N. O. G. N. R. R. 430 RAILWAY MASTER MECHANIC November, 1909 ior the plant from the large plant of the Great Southern Lum-ber Co., adjacent to the shop site, thus saving the railroad com-pany the expense of building and maintaining a plant of theirown. 5. An abundant supply of pure artesian flowing well waterand excellent natural drainage. 6. A healthful spot for the employes, due to its elevation andproximity to the forests. The locomotive and car repair departments are designed notonly to accommodate the locomotive passenger and freight carequipment of the New Orleans Great Northern R. R., but pro-vision is made for repairing and maintaining a portion of thespecial logging machinery of The Great Southern Lumber Co.,■comprising locomotives, steam log rollers, steam skidding ma-chines and cars. The plant is designed with present facilitiesfor handling 50 locomotives of American standard type; 20geared locomotives; 10 steam log loading and skidding m

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