. American engineer and railroad journal . At this point it may be noted that in longitudinal shops thetrack pits are usually continuous, being bridged across be-tween engines, where necessary; in transverse shops thelength of pits (dimension B in Tables 2 and 3) varies greatly,but 40 ft. may be taken as a fair average. Ine depth of pitsdoes not appear in the tables but has been found to averageabout 2 ft. 6 in. The width of pit for track of 4 ft. 8^/2 comes to about 4 ft. 0 in. Examining Table 5 It is found that the transverse shoprequires less floor space than the longiUidinal shop
. American engineer and railroad journal . At this point it may be noted that in longitudinal shops thetrack pits are usually continuous, being bridged across be-tween engines, where necessary; in transverse shops thelength of pits (dimension B in Tables 2 and 3) varies greatly,but 40 ft. may be taken as a fair average. Ine depth of pitsdoes not appear in the tables but has been found to averageabout 2 ft. 6 in. The width of pit for track of 4 ft. 8^/2 comes to about 4 ft. 0 in. Examining Table 5 It is found that the transverse shoprequires less floor space than the longiUidinal shop by 24 percent., and less volume by 38, 14, and 5 per cent, for the threetypes respectively. The relative costs would be modified, how-ever, by the crane equipment, and in the crane run-ways of transverse shops without transfer tables have to sus- Bottom Chord of Roof Truss FIG. 3. CROSS SECTION OP TRANSVERSE ERECTING -SHOP. ON TWO I^VELS. WITHOUT TRANSFER FIG. 4.—CROSS SECTION OF ERECTING SHOP. B.^LDWIN LOCOMOTIVE WORKS. TABLE 3.—DATA FOR TRANSVERSE ERECTING SHOPS WITH ORANES ON TWO LEVELS. \(See Fig. 3.) Place. Dunkirk. N. Y. Richmond, , N. J. Reading, Pa. ..Collinwood, Rocks, R. Loco. Co. Yearbuilt. Approx. Cross Section Vertical. B Am. Loco. Loco. Co. D E F G Without Transfer Ins. Ft. Ins. Ft. 63—0 40—0 50—1 27—8 10—10 11—7 1902 66—5 No pits. 52—5 30—11 10—0 11—6 Rogers Loc. 59—11 38—0 50—0 27—10 12—2 10—0 P. & R. 1902 66—8 45—0 46—6 27—11 10—1 8—6 L. S. & M. S. 1902 64—2 38—0 47—0 26—3 12—1 8—8 Pa P. & L. E. 1903 60—2 33—0 49—1 26—3 12—1 10—9 cam .<|J o 303261 740 1740 J530 528 Available Stall Tracks. Cranes. ■ou s. t. = o trolley, d. t. = dbletrolley. Machine ShopLocation. Go I 1 , 10-ton 17 16—0(1 120-tOB II d
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