. American engineer . mps. A fire protection system of 22 alarm boxes and 18 hydrants isprovided, and a team of firemen is maintained and regularlytrained. While there is sufficient floor space for electric gener-ators in the plant the current is being purchased from thelocal company and is supplied at the switchboard at 2,300 volts,60 cycles. There are two General Electric SO-light constant-current transformers for arc lights in the yards and Adams-Bagnall 2S-light constant-current transformer forflame arc lamps around the shops and coaling station, and three50 k. w. 2,300-440 v
. American engineer . mps. A fire protection system of 22 alarm boxes and 18 hydrants isprovided, and a team of firemen is maintained and regularlytrained. While there is sufficient floor space for electric gener-ators in the plant the current is being purchased from thelocal company and is supplied at the switchboard at 2,300 volts,60 cycles. There are two General Electric SO-light constant-current transformers for arc lights in the yards and Adams-Bagnall 2S-light constant-current transformer forflame arc lamps around the shops and coaling station, and three50 k. w. 2,300-440 volt transformers for power. The 2,300-110-volt transformers for multiple lighting are located near the pointof consumption, but controlled from the switchboard. Allhigh tension circuits are controlled by oil switches with auto-matic release. The coal for the boilers is dumped from cars into hoppersover a crusher and after being crushed it is taken up by meansof chain buckets and dumped on a conveyor belt which conveys. Cinder Pits and Roundhouse With Machine Shop and Old Round-house on the Right. it to the desired point. The crusher is run by a 20 h. p. West-inghouse electric motor, and the elevator and conveyor aredriven by a 7j4 h. p. motor of the same type, the arrangementbeing interlocked to prevent congestion at any point. ADMINISTRATION BUILDING. This is of the same general construction as the others and isbuilt on the east of the machine shop. The entire basement isused for general file rooms for records; the first floor providesoffices for the road foreman of engines, roundhouse foreman andgeneral foreman, engine despatchers, callers and division store-keeper, and the second floor, for the assistant master mechanic,general car foreman, division master mechanic and the time-keeper. It is heated by low pressure steam and lighted by 60watt electric lamps in fixtures suspended from the ceiling. CINDER PITS. The cinder pits are of the submerged type, constructed of re-inforc
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