. Railway mechanical engineer . on the main line between Chicagoand Omaha, and points farther West. The other principalshops on this line are at Aurora, 111., 173 miles east of WestBurlington and at Havelock, Neb,, 335 miles to the , Iowa, four miles east of West Burlington is an o - FireNf/c4rant important division point on the main line between Chicagoand Omaha and is the center of a net work of feeders run-ning throughout western Illinois, Iowa and Missouri. Theshops are therefore centrally located with respect to a largeamount of motive power. The problem involved in enlargi
. Railway mechanical engineer . on the main line between Chicagoand Omaha, and points farther West. The other principalshops on this line are at Aurora, 111., 173 miles east of WestBurlington and at Havelock, Neb,, 335 miles to the , Iowa, four miles east of West Burlington is an o - FireNf/c4rant important division point on the main line between Chicagoand Omaha and is the center of a net work of feeders run-ning throughout western Illinois, Iowa and Missouri. Theshops are therefore centrally located with respect to a largeamount of motive power. The problem involved in enlarging the shop was one oftenmet with, namely, to utilize facilities to the bestadvantage in connection with a large extension. The shopsas they stood prior to 1917 were built in 1882. At this timea tract of land comprising 640 acres was purchased and theWest Burlington shops were erected, much of the equipmentbeing moved out from Burlington. The plant as built atthat time comprised seven principal buildings; a storehouse. Office and storehouse Boiler shop Tube, tender frame and truck shopStationMachine -iliopEng. lagging and paint shooCleaning shedLye vatSpray pondPower plant Plan of Tracks and Buildings, West Burlington ShopsList of Buildings Year Year Material Size built Mateiial Size built Brick 55 ft. 8 in. by 301 ft. 6 in. 1SS2 11 Blacksmith shop Steel and brick 90 ft. by 250 ft. 1916 125 It, I in. by 315 ft. 8 in. 1882 12 Transfer table Stone 58 ft. by 3C0 ft. 1882 13 Coach and tin shop Brick 90 ft. by 222 ft. 1882 Brick 125 ft. 1 in. by 200 ft. 1882 14 Transfer table Stone 58 ft. by 300 ft. 1882 Wood 20 ft. by 50 ft. IS Freight car shop Brick 90 ft. by 22 ft. 1882 310 It, by 792 ft. 1916 16 Old power plantStand pipe Brick 140 ft. 8 in. by 52 ft, 10 in. 1882 17 Steel 28 ft, diam, 60 ft. height 1909 IS ft. by 52 ft. 1917 18 Wood mill Brick 75 ft. by 200 ft. 1882 18 ft, bv52ft. 1917 19 Sub, store car dept. Wood 11 ft. by 175 ft. 1900 28 ft. by 28 ft. 1916 20 Track sc
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