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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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e craneafter a coach is raised on blocks. A complete system of permanent steel scaffolds for all pair shop to the coach paint shop. This building is 183feet by 184 feet, with a floor space of 32,600 square feet. Itocntains 16 stalls, each stall being provided with a concretepit, 81 feet long and 8 inches deep.. The heating pipes arearranged in these pits as they will assist in the drying ofthe varnish. The building also contains separate corners-for paint mixing, brass cleaning, plating and polishing.These rooms are cut off from the main portion of the build-ing by fire walls. At the east end of the building a large space is also setaside for sash work, where very complete facilities are pro-vided in this class of work. The paints and varnishes used in this building are storedin underground tanks, from which pipe lines lead to a batteryof measuring pumps, located in the mixing room, where sup-plies are delivered to the painters. The same system of counterweighted adjustable adjustable
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Pit Bay of Erecting Shop, Springfield Shops. coach stalls is provided. All scaffolds are adjustable forany height and distance from the car desired, and whenthe scaffolds are not in use, they may be quickly pushed upout of the way, clearing the floor seven feet, all verticalsupports being counterweighted. The building is piped for water, compressed air andsteam, where is is needed, as well as for heating. It islighted by incandescent lamps, with the exception of thetruck bay and cabinet shop, where machinery is located,these being lighted by mercury vapor lamps. All machineryis driven by electric motors, those in the cabinet shop beingarranged in groups, and all others are provided wtih separatemotors. Coach Paint Shop. After the coaches have been put into shape for finalpainting, varnishing and refitting, they are transferred bythe transfer table immediately across from the coach re- steel scaffolds is provided in this building as in the coachrepair shop. The natural lighting of this

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