. American engineer and railroad journal . tion at the east end. fordelivery to the erecting operation in th? truckshop is on piecework. Cab Mac iiinf. Sum—The planof this building shows threelongitudinal tracks, crossed by-one transverse track with turn-tables. A section of the shopwas shown in January, page provides for the machinework and bolt work, and isa manufacturing very large amount of bolt - h l w N 1 , It - - io iv^ 7 4 • la Dt CONCKET1 FOUNDATIONS FOB AXLE LATHES. tracks for passenger car trucks at the south side of the build-ing and two for freight
. American engineer and railroad journal . tion at the east end. fordelivery to the erecting operation in th? truckshop is on piecework. Cab Mac iiinf. Sum—The planof this building shows threelongitudinal tracks, crossed by-one transverse track with turn-tables. A section of the shopwas shown in January, page provides for the machinework and bolt work, and isa manufacturing very large amount of bolt - h l w N 1 , It - - io iv^ 7 4 • la Dt CONCKET1 FOUNDATIONS FOB AXLE LATHES. tracks for passenger car trucks at the south side of the build-ing and two for freight trucks at the north side, the work onfreight trucks being facilitated by shallow pits outside therails, enabling the nuts on the side frames. Four men constitute a gang, and on the day of the writersvisit 28 trucks for C0,000-lb. cars had been completely assem-bled at 2:30 p. m. The rate of working approximates fourtrucks per hour. These trucks had diamond frames and Sim-plex bolsters. At the west end of the shop, material is brought. WEST END OF TtCCK 8SOP. LIST OF TOOLS. TRUCK SHOPName and Maker. Motor HP Axle lathe, J. Bertram & Sons \ Axle lathe, J. Bertram & Sons j - Water emery wheel Car wheel borer, J. Bertram & Sons I jg Car wheel borer, MrKechnie & Bertram J Wheel, press, Hamilton Machine Tool Company S Wheel press C. P. R 5 Car wheel borer. Miles Tool Works Car wheel borer. Niles Tool Works 5 ft. grindston. Pond Machine Tool Company I Axle , Niles Tool Works. ?fl Axle lathe. J. Bertram & Sons [ Axle lathe, J. Bertram & Sons Axle lathe, Niles Tool Works 1 Axle lathe, .1 Bertram .<• Sons ?fl Axle lathe, Niles Tool Works J 3 ft. wet emery wheel. Bridgeport Emery Wheel Company. Emery wheel \ Axle lathe, MoKechnie & Bertram V 15 Axle lathe. J Bertram & Sons I Wheel press 7 H Aran. 1905. AMERICAN ENGINEER AND RAILROAD JOURNAL. 115
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