. The Street railway journal . DISMANTLING PIT READY FOR CAR grinding wheels are so placed that they come in contactwith the tread of the wheel on the under side and are re-volved in a direction opposite that of the car wheels. Theemery wheels are driven by belts from the overhead pul-leys, the power being supplied from an electric motorplaced beneath the floor, and belted to the overhead shaft-ing. The blacksmith shop occupies one corner of the mainfloor, from which it is separated by a brick partition. Thereare four forges with draft flues, so designed as to removeall the smoke and fumes, a
. The Street railway journal . DISMANTLING PIT READY FOR CAR grinding wheels are so placed that they come in contactwith the tread of the wheel on the under side and are re-volved in a direction opposite that of the car wheels. Theemery wheels are driven by belts from the overhead pul-leys, the power being supplied from an electric motorplaced beneath the floor, and belted to the overhead shaft-ing. The blacksmith shop occupies one corner of the mainfloor, from which it is separated by a brick partition. Thereare four forges with draft flues, so designed as to removeall the smoke and fumes, a feature that is rarelv foundworking successfully in shops of this character. The equip-ment includes surfacing plates and the appliances usuallyfound in this class of shops. Another interesting- feature is the method of heating the. HEATING AND VENTILATING FAN, AIR COMPRESSOR AND TANK various departments of the shops and the operating apparatus consists of two large fan cases, located atthe sides and at the end of the main floor of the repair de-partment. The case incloses a nest of steam pipes, which isopen on one side, when, by the revolution of the fan, which 136 STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. [Vol. XV., No. 3.
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