. Electric railway journal . the mostaccessible way, thus promoting thorough overhaulingand inspection. The repair track lies along the ma-chine shops and is provided with one Columbia car-body hoist which enables a car body to be lifted fromthe tracks in about ten minutes. This hoist is drivenby an electric motor operated by a controller locatedalongside the track. A yard for the storage of track material is providedon the east side of the carhouse. Special sheds are alsoinstalled alongside the carpenter shop and blacksmithshop for lumber and iron. On the west side the pro-vision for external
. Electric railway journal . the mostaccessible way, thus promoting thorough overhaulingand inspection. The repair track lies along the ma-chine shops and is provided with one Columbia car-body hoist which enables a car body to be lifted fromthe tracks in about ten minutes. This hoist is drivenby an electric motor operated by a controller locatedalongside the track. A yard for the storage of track material is providedon the east side of the carhouse. Special sheds are alsoinstalled alongside the carpenter shop and blacksmithshop for lumber and iron. On the west side the pro-vision for external storage will be utilized with theminimum of change when the carhouse is offices and carmens rooms are also on the westside. The shops, which are on the east side of the build-ing, are referred to briefly in the following headings. PAINT AND CARPENTER SHOPS The paint shop has a capacity of six cars, is wellsupplied with windows on the east wall and has extraheating apparatus. It includes a separate and special-. Edmonton City Maintenance—View of Paint Shop when entering at either end pass through a vestibuleso that cold air is not carried into the main body of thebuilding. The outer doors of the vestibule are ofwood, but the inner doors are fireproof. These vesti-bules serve other purposes as they are heated by steam ly constructed fireproof room for storing and mixingpaints. The floor is finished with concrete, and allarrangements are provided for washing and thorough-ly cleaning the cars before painting. The carpenters shop, which is south of the paint March 7, 1914.] ELECTRIC RAILWAY JOURNAL 513 shop, holds two cars. Provision is made for five car-penters benches, and sufficient room has been allowedfor installing woodworking machinery when shop carries out repair work and has built onecomplete line car. MACHINE AND BLACKSMITH SHOP The machine shop is situated in the center along theeast wall and adjoining the main carhouse without any I* Existin
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