. American engineer and railroad journal . longitudinal bays,and with side bays for auxiliary purposes. Beyond this gener-alization it can be said that there is no such thing as a foundryplan for universal use, but that each plant should be adapted toits special conditions. The cupolas are always at one side ofone of the crane-served bays, but not always at the middle ofits length, as it saves time and steps to have the cupolailocated near the light work, which is hand poured, leaving theheavy work to be reached by the crane ladle; this feature ofcupola location is to be found, for instance, a
. American engineer and railroad journal . longitudinal bays,and with side bays for auxiliary purposes. Beyond this gener-alization it can be said that there is no such thing as a foundryplan for universal use, but that each plant should be adapted toits special conditions. The cupolas are always at one side ofone of the crane-served bays, but not always at the middle ofits length, as it saves time and steps to have the cupolailocated near the light work, which is hand poured, leaving theheavy work to be reached by the crane ladle; this feature ofcupola location is to be found, for instance, at Schenectady,N. Y. (General Electric Co.), Chicago Heights, 111. (The Sar-gent Co.), and Reading, Pa. (Philadelphia & Reading Railroad). In the side bays are found all such subsidiary features aslight moulding, machine moulding, core ovens, flask-makers f\EHDlNG pa. p*h nn co. Am ti>jiH/icts £lQJ cone cf£/vt cone ohms Um uM AM. LOCOMOTIVE CO. 2>*jS**d Orw*f ?> A Qo,o, V7 r 1 M*ck. ODD <V,.iu op Cylin&n % m D=. Stock House flt-TOONft pa. p. n H- co
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