. Railroad structures and estimates . When the engines are off the ash pit, the gantr\ frame picksup the filled ash baskets and runs them by trolley to the ash car,where they are automatically dumped. By lowering the boomthe basket is returned to the ash pit. Approximate cost complete, with 6 ash baskets, $800 to $1000. WATER FILLED ASH PITS. 535 Ord Ash Pit. (Fig. 255.) — The ash baskets are placed underlocomotive ash pan and pulled out from the side and hoisted byair crane and dumped without interfering with the movement ofengines. The rails on which the ash baskets run are made ofpipe, in w
. Railroad structures and estimates . When the engines are off the ash pit, the gantr\ frame picksup the filled ash baskets and runs them by trolley to the ash car,where they are automatically dumped. By lowering the boomthe basket is returned to the ash pit. Approximate cost complete, with 6 ash baskets, $800 to $1000. WATER FILLED ASH PITS. 535 Ord Ash Pit. (Fig. 255.) — The ash baskets are placed underlocomotive ash pan and pulled out from the side and hoisted byair crane and dumped without interfering with the movement ofengines. The rails on which the ash baskets run are made ofpipe, in which steam circulates, keeping the pit free of snow andpreventing the water used in cooling the ashes from freezing. Approximate cost of a single-track 30-ft. ash pit with craneand four ash baskets complete, $1200 to $ Fig. 255. Water Filled Ash Pits. — B. & 0. R. R. water-filled doubletrack ash pit at Chicago is shown. Figs. 256 and 256a. The pitis of reinforced concrete 150 ft. long by 28| ft. wide over all and13 ft. 3J in. deep. Cross walls are introduced at either side tosupport the 20-in. steel and concrete encased girders which carrythe rails. The rails are 100 lb. section. The pit receives theashes discharged from the locomotives when cleaning fires and theashes are removed by a grab bucket handled by a locomotivecrane. The bottom of the pit is reinforced with old rails toprotect the floor from being damaged by the grab bucket andthe corners of the crosswalls are protected with angle irons forthe same reason. Four valve boxes, alongside the pit, supplywater, the overflow pipe being about 15 ft. from the floor leveland leads into a sump pit with a 6-in. outlet. 536 WATER FILLED ASH PITS. o: Tnci J-Talve Box of Pit
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