. Electric railway journal . er room. A switch house, 24 ft. x 24 ft,adjoins the locomotive house on the northwest corner. Thetool equipment includes a shaper, drill press, 42-in. lathe,14-in. lathe, and two grinders. These tools are all beltdriven from shafting mounted on the west wall above thewindows, which in turn is driven by a 15-hp motor mountedon a wall shelf. A motor-driven air compressor suppliescompressed air, which is piped into each pit for blowing outmotors and other apparatus on the locomotives. In the cross pit in the south bay are three hydraulicjacks, one under each track. Th
. Electric railway journal . er room. A switch house, 24 ft. x 24 ft,adjoins the locomotive house on the northwest corner. Thetool equipment includes a shaper, drill press, 42-in. lathe,14-in. lathe, and two grinders. These tools are all beltdriven from shafting mounted on the west wall above thewindows, which in turn is driven by a 15-hp motor mountedon a wall shelf. A motor-driven air compressor suppliescompressed air, which is piped into each pit for blowing outmotors and other apparatus on the locomotives. In the cross pit in the south bay are three hydraulicjacks, one under each track. These jacks have beeninstalled for wheel changing and other heavy repairs re-quiring the lifting of the locomotive trucks. The floor ofthe cross pit is 5 ft. 4 in. below the shop floor, and the jackcylinders, which are 16 in. in diameter inside and 9 ft. long,are sunk flush with the floor of the pit. The jack plungersare 6*4 in. in diameter and are roughened on top. With220 lb. water pressure supplied by a motor-driven pump, a. Hoosac Tunnel—Anchor Bridge at East End of North Adams Yard division, who were given an opportunity to apply for thepositions. These crews were sent to Stamford, Conn., fora period of three weeks or longer to study the operation ofthe New Haven electric locomotives. Their salaries andexpenses were paid by the railroad during this instructionperiod. The men were instructed in the practical details ofoperation and emergency repairs under the direction of , electrical superintendent at Stamford, and weregiven a thorough examination before returning to NorthAdams. Practice runs were made by all the men in theNorth Adams yard for several weeks prior to beginningregular operation. LOCOMOTIVE REPAIR SHOPS A brick building, 109 ft. 4 in. x 78 ft. 4 in., has been builtat the east end of the North Adams yard for use as a loco-motive house and repair shop. Four tracks enter the build-ing at the east end; a fifth track for storing wheels is builtbetween two
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