. American engineer . th the exception of a portable lathe and motor-driven emerygrinder in the roundhouse, all the machine tools for handlingrepairs to locomotives are located in the machine, boiler andsmith shops. These facilities are contained in a tire-proof build-ing 170 ft. long by ?0 ft. wide, constructed with brick walls,concrete roof and steel window sash, and located adjacent toand connecting with the heavy repair section of the roundhouse. The belt-driven tools, alare as follows: Acme 3 spindle bolt cutter. Pond 30 in. x 12 ft. planer. Grindstone. Tones & Lamson 2 in. x 24 ir lathe.
. American engineer . th the exception of a portable lathe and motor-driven emerygrinder in the roundhouse, all the machine tools for handlingrepairs to locomotives are located in the machine, boiler andsmith shops. These facilities are contained in a tire-proof build-ing 170 ft. long by ?0 ft. wide, constructed with brick walls,concrete roof and steel window sash, and located adjacent toand connecting with the heavy repair section of the roundhouse. The belt-driven tools, alare as follows: Acme 3 spindle bolt cutter. Pond 30 in. x 12 ft. planer. Grindstone. Tones & Lamson 2 in. x 24 ir 36 in. boring centering 36 in. vertical 42 in. vertical drill. Located in the tool room is the followingwhich is motor driven:12 in. double emery grinder. li which were used in the old shops, Niles 18 in. shaper. Wet grinder. Hack saw. Schumacher & Eoye 24 ii engine 14 in. x 8 ft. enginReed 12 in. X 8 ft. enginNiles 18 in. x 12 ft. engi equipment, all of. a^^-;^9ia^Jw;ai,y^-:,a!8ite?%ii.^^^ Section Through Engine House. Two lines of narrow-gage and one of standard-gage track servethese shops. Between the shop buildings and the roundhouseare located the shop and roundhouse lavatory, locker room, andthe tool room, which is arranged to serve both the machine shopand roundhouse. The machine shop proper consists of two 40-ft. bays, oneserved with a 5-ton, floor-operated electric crane, under whichall tools for handling heavy work are located. All tools in thisbay are motor driven, while those in the other bay are beltdriven and arranged in two groups. The machine tool equip- The boiler shop is equipped with the following tools, all of the power tools except the flue swedger being motor driven: Flue flue Hillis & Jones 30 in. & Jones 30 in. flue cutter. Rverson flRy flue cle elder Flanging fireAir flanging Located in the smith shop is the following equipment: Alligator sh
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