. Electric railway journal . past year more than 100 motor-driven machine tools have beenpurchased and installed in the machine and wood shops. Also,the shop forces have applied independent motor drive withpush-button control to all of the older tools that were used bay, and this is served by a io-ton cage-operated Whiting craneand a 5-ton General Pneumatic Tool Company crane. To systematize the repair work the floor space of thetruck repair shop is subdivided about as follows: One-thirdstorage and heavy running gear repairs, one-third wheel re-pairs, one-sixth truck repairs and reconstruction
. Electric railway journal . past year more than 100 motor-driven machine tools have beenpurchased and installed in the machine and wood shops. Also,the shop forces have applied independent motor drive withpush-button control to all of the older tools that were used bay, and this is served by a io-ton cage-operated Whiting craneand a 5-ton General Pneumatic Tool Company crane. To systematize the repair work the floor space of thetruck repair shop is subdivided about as follows: One-thirdstorage and heavy running gear repairs, one-third wheel re-pairs, one-sixth truck repairs and reconstruction, one-twelfthmotor repairs and one-twelfth air-brake repairs. The work isso arranged that parts may be handled progressively and, ascompleted, may quickly be delivered to the service track lead-ing to the carpenter and erecting shop. REBUILDING TRUCKS In addition to regular maintenance work the truck and ma-chine shops are completing the rebuilding of the trucks for328 reconstructed double-truck cars. At present three trucks. Foreman TainShop
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