. Electric railway journal . httrucks of the Pullman 150 type. This work includes the re-placement of the wheel pieces with parts of heavier design,the replacement of the transom wearing pieces, installation ofSymington ball-bearing center. bearings, new bolster pins, new-axle collars and. the replacement .of trussed; brake beams withflat-brake beams and new hangers, and spjings. 566 ELECTRIC RAILWAY JOURNAL. [Vol. XXXVII. No. 13. The portable equipment of the shop includes three rivetheaters. Each heater comprises an oil furnace mounted on atwo-wheel carriage carrying a 10-gal. fuel-oil stora
. Electric railway journal . httrucks of the Pullman 150 type. This work includes the re-placement of the wheel pieces with parts of heavier design,the replacement of the transom wearing pieces, installation ofSymington ball-bearing center. bearings, new bolster pins, new-axle collars and. the replacement .of trussed; brake beams withflat-brake beams and new hangers, and spjings. 566 ELECTRIC RAILWAY JOURNAL. [Vol. XXXVII. No. 13. The portable equipment of the shop includes three rivetheaters. Each heater comprises an oil furnace mounted on atwo-wheel carriage carrying a 10-gal. fuel-oil storage connection is provided. The truck department usesthree Keller air hammers for chipping and three Thor No. 9air riveters. A row of stock bins 300 ft. long has been builtalong the wall of this shop, near the track repair pits. Thesebins hold stocks of small castings; bolts and other minor partsof the running gear are kept ready for use by the truck repairmen near by. Two 16-in. twin-wheel Ransom grinders, each. Chicago Railways Shops—Wheel Shop driven by a 5-hp motor, have been installed at opposite ends ofthe truck shop to facilitate fitting truck castings and otherparts. CLEANING MOTORS I be motors on the trucks of the cars which are being rebuiltare given a most complete overhauling. They are the GE-70and GE-80 types. The motor shells are entirely stripped andare cleaned with scrapers, steel brushes and kerosene. Allcracked or worn-out parts are filled in with new steel appliedby the oxy-acetylene process by the Chicago Welding Corn- clearance is not at least l/& in. on top and 5/32 in. on the bottom,other pole pieces are put in to obtain these clearances. Newcommutator opening covers similar to those on the 216 motorbut made in the Railways Companys shops are applied to allof the old GE-70 motors. The motor-cleaning and testing section of the truck shopis located at the southeast corner and is provided with sixwork stands which support the motors at a heigh
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