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Identifier: railwaymastermec33newy (find matches)
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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sible further extension of 100 per cent of the presentplant before this consolidation of the plants is accomplished. The power house is in the center of gravity of the power through the new freight car paint shop on the way out.The future car wheel shop is located as nearly central aspossible to the freight car and coach shops by means ofthe transfer table and industrial tracks, providing for thehandling of wheels to and from these shops and which canbe efficiently accomplished. The future pattern shop is lo-cated close to the future planing mill and lumber yard, alsoadjacent to the future foundry, which is so located that rawmaterial will enter from the east and pass through the de-partments in continuous movement. Provision is made fora future crane between the foundry and store house plat-form, which will provide an economical means of handlingfoundry supplies and finished castings. The future oil house will be convenient to the store de- September, 1909 RAILWAY MASTER MECHANIC MY.
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Boiler and Tank Shop partment and the future roundhouse, to which it is mostclosely related. Other departments are not inconvenientlyfar removed from it. The future roundhouses are locatedconvenient to the road and also to the shop, and the futureengine handling facilities will be conveniently grouped forrapid and economical handling of locomotives. Areawaysare provided between tracks and buildings for the storingof material and for general accessibility about the plant,particular attention being given to the elimination of allpossible fire hazard. Capacity of Present Plant. The normal capacity of the present locomotive depart-ment is 35 to 40 engines per month. The erecting shopcontains 25 working pits. Tributary departments are inproportion. The possible ultimate capacity which can beconveniently provided is 90 pits. The present coach repairshop has a capacity of about 35 coaches per month, beingprovided with floor space for 22 coaches. The coach paint shop and other tributary depar

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