. Railway master mechanic [microform] . thefirst floor, and the conveniences supplied provide. ample room, so that the lower portion of the oil houseis by no means crowded. The usual precautions are. taken in providing drip pans for catching waste position of the roundhouse with respect to themachine shop and other buildings is shown by thegeneral plan. The roundhouse contains 16 stalls andis served by a 70-ft. electrically driventurntable. A cross section of this build-ing is shown by Fig. 15, an interiorview by Fig. 14, and an exterior viewby Fig. 10. The walls are of bri
. Railway master mechanic [microform] . thefirst floor, and the conveniences supplied provide. ample room, so that the lower portion of the oil houseis by no means crowded. The usual precautions are. taken in providing drip pans for catching waste position of the roundhouse with respect to themachine shop and other buildings is shown by thegeneral plan. The roundhouse contains 16 stalls andis served by a 70-ft. electrically driventurntable. A cross section of this build-ing is shown by Fig. 15, an interiorview by Fig. 14, and an exterior viewby Fig. 10. The walls are of brick con-struction, while the roof trusses are ofwood supported by 8 in. x 8 in. squarecast iron columns, one inch thick. Thedistance from the base of rail to top ofdoors is 18 ft. 4 in. The building isobserved to be particularly well lightedand well ventilated. The windows areunusually large, and a broad monitor inthe roof extends almost the entireR. R. of St. L. length of the house, the sides of May, 1904. RAILWAY MAST£R MECHANIC 153. Fig. 16—Niles Horizontal Boring Bar, Motor Driven—Terminal R. R. of St. L. which are provided with glass swinging windowsashes, which are operated by chains and hand wheelsalong the walls. The floor of the roundhouse iscement and the sides and bottoms of the pits are linedwith the same material. The bottom of the pits areconcave and drain towards the turntable. The railsare supported on treated timbers 10 ins. x 12 ins. squareThere are two drop pits for driving wheels and twodrop pits for truck wheels. The building is heated byan individual Sturdevant system located in a smalllean-to against the exterior wall, 25 ft. 6 in. x 19 ft.,and lighted at night by incandescent electric lightsarranged to hang between the pits. In order that allpiping may be accessible a duct extends along theinner circumference of the building between the pitsand the inner wall, in which are located pipes for air,water and steam. These ducts are covered through-out wit
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