. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . INSIDI: OI NHW YORK, ()XT.\RIO .S; RorNDiiorsK. tliat the steam was held on the old en-gine at 130 lbs., and that nights duringthe winter when the thermometer wasfrom 5 to 20 degrees below zero, en- apt to be broken from any old castingsor material falling from the engines. During a discussion on LocomotiveTerminal Facilities at the Master Me-chanics Convention, W. West, super-intendent of motive pow-er of the New York, On-tario & Western, said: In regard to the heat-ing and ventila
. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . INSIDI: OI NHW YORK, ()XT.\RIO .S; RorNDiiorsK. tliat the steam was held on the old en-gine at 130 lbs., and that nights duringthe winter when the thermometer wasfrom 5 to 20 degrees below zero, en- apt to be broken from any old castingsor material falling from the engines. During a discussion on LocomotiveTerminal Facilities at the Master Me-chanics Convention, W. West, super-intendent of motive pow-er of the New York, On-tario & Western, said: In regard to the heat-ing and ventilating ofroundhouses, our com-pany built a new round-house last fall, and allduring the past winter,which was a very severeone, it was heated by theSturtevant system of hotair. I must say that theroundhouse is a mostcomfortable place towork in, and was freerfrom smoke than anyI have ever been trouble in removingthe under side ofThe water \vi>ti-:rn loundhouse We had the ice from the engine in one hour. NEW YORK, ONTARIO & WESTERN ROfNDHOUSE. er containing 6,900 ft. of i-in. pipe. Theoutfit was installed to heat the buildingto 65 degrees with temperature of zerooutside. It is stated that during the past win-ter the steam was furnished from an oldengine which stood outside the house,as the new boilers could not be arrangedand prat in place at the time. The fig- gines coming into the house could bethawed out in from one to two hours,although completely covered with the old house, equipped with steampipes in the pits, it is stated that it wouldtake from five to hours. It is claim-ed thafthe steam pipes placed in the pitare dangerous for the men, as they areliable to be burned and the pipes are to drip from around theengine truck spokes in fifteen minutesafter the engine came in. The air wasall taken in, in the manner mentionedin the paper. We got all the air throughport holes in the pits, and, as I havesaid, the roundhouse was very warm andvery comfo
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