. The Street railway journal . ll number of men in addition to the regularrepair force, and in a remarkably small area of shop space. The main repair shop is located at Throop Street on the com-panys right of way. The shops occupy an island position, withthe two elevated main line tracks on each side. The cars to berepaired are run into the second floor of the building, which ison a level with the tracks on the elevated structure. All thecar body repairs are carried out on this second floor. Truck seen in Figs. 3 and 4. When the truck is lowered from underthe car, the car lays on a dog. This d
. The Street railway journal . ll number of men in addition to the regularrepair force, and in a remarkably small area of shop space. The main repair shop is located at Throop Street on the com-panys right of way. The shops occupy an island position, withthe two elevated main line tracks on each side. The cars to berepaired are run into the second floor of the building, which ison a level with the tracks on the elevated structure. All thecar body repairs are carried out on this second floor. Truck seen in Figs. 3 and 4. When the truck is lowered from underthe car, the car lays on a dog. This dog folds back into thecolumn on each side of the elevator when not in use. It comesout just far enough to engage the I-beam side sills of the cars never have to be left over the elevator long, becausea truck in good order is at once placed on the elevator and putunder the car. Or, if the car is not to be put back in service,a shop truck can be placed under it. Fig. 5 is from a photograph taken on the first floor of the.
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