. Railroad digest . tor for ths travel isshunt wound and operated by a clutch. On Buttonwood street between Fifteenth and Broad is lo-cated, about 35 feet from the ground, a 25-ton traveling crane,which could be dispensed with only at a very great loss in laborand time in handling the material. The main hoist of this craneis 15 h. p.; speed 5 to 40 ft. per minute; bridge travel, 7-5 ;speed, 200 ft. per minute; trolley travel, ; speed, 50 to100 ft. per minute. The photograph will give a good idea of theclass of work performed. When it is considered that before theintroducti
. Railroad digest . tor for ths travel isshunt wound and operated by a clutch. On Buttonwood street between Fifteenth and Broad is lo-cated, about 35 feet from the ground, a 25-ton traveling crane,which could be dispensed with only at a very great loss in laborand time in handling the material. The main hoist of this craneis 15 h. p.; speed 5 to 40 ft. per minute; bridge travel, 7-5 ;speed, 200 ft. per minute; trolley travel, ; speed, 50 to100 ft. per minute. The photograph will give a good idea of theclass of work performed. When it is considered that before theintroduction of the electric power all this heavy work of movingboilers, driving wheels on axles, etc., had to be done by horses,it is only one more proof of the great advance which is beingmade in this very important branch of shop equipment. At the Seventeenth street shop a very striking contrast isseen between the belt connection and that portion of the firstfloor operated entirely by motor-driyen tools, havin| direct con-. DOUBLB HEAD FRAME SLOTTING MACHINE. On the first floor of this shop and on the east end are placeda double-headed simper operated by two 5 Crocker-Wheelermotors, several radial drills, connected to motors, therebeing 14 motors in all located in this shop. There is also one25-ton traveling crane which runs from one end of the shop tothe other. Xot a counter shaft or belt can be found in this half »k.$MWll«. ^-^!^& Mtt^%ii?«l f^kJ^^JT^j^P ^^MJT liJ?^. ^^^f^^r fc : ^ ■■ ^ *r* •-^ t P-: . WHEEL LATHE. of the first floor, which has a bright and very light appearance;while, directly opposite, on the west side of the floor, belts andcounter shafts so obstruct the light as to necessitate the use ofartificial illumination. On the top floor, known as the tankand paint shops, is located one 30-ton traveling crane, with trolleys which move all tanks and trucks from one track
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