. American engineer . shop is now being fitted up forboiler, smith and pipe shop purposes. The tools in this shopwill be driven by a 30 h. p. Westinghouse electric motor and a10 h. p. Allis-Chalmers motor. The boiler shop tools consistof punch, shears and rolls, and the pipe shop will have the usualequipment for such stations. The smith shop is fitted with one1,800-Ib. steam hammer, one cutting off machine, one upsettingmachine, one scarfing machine for 2y^-. tuljes, and a duplicateset for S-in. tubes. CAR WHEEL SHOP. The car wheel work which was formerly done in the machineshop has been moved
. American engineer . shop is now being fitted up forboiler, smith and pipe shop purposes. The tools in this shopwill be driven by a 30 h. p. Westinghouse electric motor and a10 h. p. Allis-Chalmers motor. The boiler shop tools consistof punch, shears and rolls, and the pipe shop will have the usualequipment for such stations. The smith shop is fitted with one1,800-Ib. steam hammer, one cutting off machine, one upsettingmachine, one scarfing machine for 2y^-. tuljes, and a duplicateset for S-in. tubes. CAR WHEEL SHOP. The car wheel work which was formerly done in the machineshop has been moved to the steel car plant. This not only placesthis work under the general car foreman, but reduces the han-dling of old and new wheels, as a large part of the wheels areused in the car repair yard. The car wheel equipment consistsof one Putnam double head axle lathe, one Putnam boring mill,one Niles 300-ton wheel press driven liy a 30 h. p. electric motor,and one journal grinder driven by a 5 h. p. electric motor. In. Repair Shop for Steel Cars. addition, tlie car plant is equipped with a 620 cu. ft. steam drivenair compressor, punch, shears, drill, emery stone and bolt care has been taken in making these improvements to con-sider the comfort and safety of the employees. Guards havebeen installed on all gears, belts and reciprocating parts andaround pits, etc., and warning signs posted. The new terminal was designed and constructed by Westing-house, Church, Kerr & Company, New York. Wh-\t a Locomotive Burns.—The problem which confronts therailway officer in considering this subject is an extensive obtain from the modern locomotives the average power re-quired from them it is necessary to consume fuel at the rate ofabout 100 lbs. of coal per square foot of grate per hour, andto obtain the maximum power required it is necessary to con-sume 150 lbs., and at times in excess of this amount, persquare foot of grate per hour. That is, to obtain the powernecessary
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