. Locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . xact length toprevent trouble from heating when inuse. The in use to-day makesthis a comparatively easy matter, al-though, of course, care and skill are atall times necessary. The general view of the machine shopis from the Pittsburg works, and showsthe arrangement of their main shop, withthe heavier tools on the ground floor andthe lighter ones on the gallery on eachside. As will be seen, there is ample pro-vision for handling work by cranes, andit should be noticed how light this shopseems,
. Locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . xact length toprevent trouble from heating when inuse. The in use to-day makesthis a comparatively easy matter, al-though, of course, care and skill are atall times necessary. The general view of the machine shopis from the Pittsburg works, and showsthe arrangement of their main shop, withthe heavier tools on the ground floor andthe lighter ones on the gallery on eachside. As will be seen, there is ample pro-vision for handling work by cranes, andit should be noticed how light this shopseems, especially for one in Pittsburg,with its smoke and soot. Not only arethe walls painted white, but the tools arealso of the same color, and, while it isquite a shock to the nervous system ofsome shop men who think white toolsare entirely out of place, it adds materiallyto the light in the shop, and that shouldbe the main consideration. Driving wheel lathes are shown atwork, but not on driving wheels, they areboring out driving boxes instead, and it LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERING, January. IN THE FOUNDRY—BALDWINS.
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