. The street railway review . here a traveling crane which extends the entire length of tliesibntldings, one crosses the tracks of a transfer table which runs ft. between the machine shop, woodmill, and packing shops, anda long section of creeling shops. In the first erecting shop car silNare being pnt together with crossings .md tie-rods, and covered withflooring. This comprises the bottom framing, which .is soon ascompleted, is mounted on shop trucks and commences its pere-grinations until the completed car rests on its own trucks in therniishing shop. In the next shops t
. The street railway review . here a traveling crane which extends the entire length of tliesibntldings, one crosses the tracks of a transfer table which runs ft. between the machine shop, woodmill, and packing shops, anda long section of creeling shops. In the first erecting shop car silNare being pnt together with crossings .md tie-rods, and covered withflooring. This comprises the bottom framing, which .is soon ascompleted, is mounted on shop trucks and commences its pere-grinations until the completed car rests on its own trucks in therniishing shop. In the next shops the side posts are set up, the endsbuilt in, and the roofs put in place. Those who know little of carIniildiiig can have hut a faint conception of the wonderful skeletonthat is between the panels and sheathing and the finished wood-work. As lightness is essential in an electric car body, and as it isnot uncommon for the body to carry a load of twice its own weight,every piece of wood and is placed in such a manner as to. A tORNEK OK IHK UIOL KOOiM. give the greatest possible strength, trusses and tie rods playing animportant part. Leaving this section of the erecting shops, whichcover 200 by 320 ft., the visitor crosses another transfer table elec-trically operated over a pit 360 ft. in length with another sectionof erecting shops extending the full length of the table, and se^-cars in a more advanced stage of building; platforms, vestibules,head-linings, windows, and interior woodwork being installed hereand the first coats of paint applied. Following a track which leadsfrom the end of the transfer table around the rear of these buildings,leads to the finishing shop first seen on entering the gate. In , the painting, lettering, decorating and varnishing is done;the seats, heaters, and the rest of the equipment are put in place,and the cars mounted on their trucks. It is interesting to note thelarge variety of types of cars all of which have their special fitness
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