. Electric railway journal . ARRANGEMENT OP DROP PIT FOR REMOVING WHEELS AT THE TERMINAL OF THE EL PASO & SOUTHWESTERNSYSTEM, AND STANDARD 10 x 36-IN. DROP PIT JACK USED FOR REMOVING CAR WHEELS 164 Electric Railway Journal Vol. 52, No. 4 than would be necessary for the average small electricroad but this can be arranged to suit conditions. The essential features of the construction consistof a pit 3 ft. 10 in. wide by 2 ft. 9 in. deep whichis bridged by two trussed rails in the track. A wheeltrack to facilitate the bringing of wheels to the pitand removing them for repair is located alongside
. Electric railway journal . ARRANGEMENT OP DROP PIT FOR REMOVING WHEELS AT THE TERMINAL OF THE EL PASO & SOUTHWESTERNSYSTEM, AND STANDARD 10 x 36-IN. DROP PIT JACK USED FOR REMOVING CAR WHEELS 164 Electric Railway Journal Vol. 52, No. 4 than would be necessary for the average small electricroad but this can be arranged to suit conditions. The essential features of the construction consistof a pit 3 ft. 10 in. wide by 2 ft. 9 in. deep whichis bridged by two trussed rails in the track. A wheeltrack to facilitate the bringing of wheels to the pitand removing them for repair is located alongside themain track and the pit connects these two. At the bottom of the pit and extending across thesetwo tracks is another narrow-gage track. A jackprovided with wheels to support it and to facilitateits movement runs on this track. To remove a pairof wheels from a car it is only necessary to run thecar across the pit until the wheels which it is desiredto remove rest on the center of the trussed jack is then run u
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