. Railway master mechanic . between therow of posts shown in the plan and the wall adjacentto the transfer. Above this portion of the floor twooverhead traveling power cranes, esich of 2-5 tonscapacity, will be operated. A portion of the build-ing is used for boiler works, and next to that a trackor two is devoted to tender work, all the remainderbeing devoted to the general engine work. Themachinery is well placed, and several of the heaviermachines are so placed as to be within reach of theI traveling cranes. These cranes are now being built1 by the Morgan Engineering Co. The machinery isdri
. Railway master mechanic . between therow of posts shown in the plan and the wall adjacentto the transfer. Above this portion of the floor twooverhead traveling power cranes, esich of 2-5 tonscapacity, will be operated. A portion of the build-ing is used for boiler works, and next to that a trackor two is devoted to tender work, all the remainderbeing devoted to the general engine work. Themachinery is well placed, and several of the heaviermachines are so placed as to be within reach of theI traveling cranes. These cranes are now being built1 by the Morgan Engineering Co. The machinery isdriven by a 75 h. p. Westinghouse engine. The car shop, mill and paint shop are all in theother large building, and are 3ell arranged for theirwork. A 60 h. p. Westinghouse engine furnishespower to the planing mill. The transfer table be-tween these two buildings is exceptionally long—Bft.—and runs on four double tracks. It is designedto take on an ordinarv coach and a short four wheel THE MASTER MECHANIC. FEBRnAET, Febbdaey, 1890. THE MASTER MECHANIC. sary. If an aspirator device is used to draw the aitwill find its way in. Of course it does this at eveing and crevice in the cars. On the other hand ittilstioD be on the plenum plan, that is, a forcing ining full of fresh air, it is not necessary to make a special It there bc^au oncniiiL for the iuffvcss of t go 01a funn ime heated I heating is neces 5 a proper one. face, if it be in a season of the yearjsary, so that the method of Mr. Mar-has been mentioned that thisdevice does the same thinR, which is true. The question whether it is best to suck the air outof the car or force it in for ventilation canbe decided only in favor of forcing it in, providedit is forced in over heated surfaces, for this reason, thatwhen air is forced in over heated surfaces it produces aplenum in a car and a consequent tendency to get out Onthe other hand if the aspirator system be used, there is asucking of the air out of a car; instead of
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