. American engineer and railroad journal . OAD JOURNAL. SOUTH ALTOONA FOUNDRIES. Pennsylvania Railroad. (Continued from page 126). GREY IRON FOUNDRY. The main structure is about 564 ft. by 163 ft.; it has anextension on one side about 444 ft. long by 60 ft. wide, whichcontains the office, wash room, sand mixing room, core roomand a room for the temporary storage of patterns. The illus- ft. wide at the center, are carried up to the height of thecrane runway, and above this the opening is closed by a lift-ing door, which extends across the entire width of the door is made of corrugated
. American engineer and railroad journal . OAD JOURNAL. SOUTH ALTOONA FOUNDRIES. Pennsylvania Railroad. (Continued from page 126). GREY IRON FOUNDRY. The main structure is about 564 ft. by 163 ft.; it has anextension on one side about 444 ft. long by 60 ft. wide, whichcontains the office, wash room, sand mixing room, core roomand a room for the temporary storage of patterns. The illus- ft. wide at the center, are carried up to the height of thecrane runway, and above this the opening is closed by a lift-ing door, which extends across the entire width of the door is made of corrugated steel, and is arranged toswing inward and upward, the mechanism being operated byan electric motor. In addition to these cranes there are anumber of 5-ton jib cranes attached to the columns along thesides of the center bay, resting on pintles so that they can bemoved from one column to another by the overhead travelingcrane. There am two 96-in. cupolas which have a capacity of IStons an hour. It was the intention to provide four of OBEY IKON FOUNDRY, WITH WHEEL FOUNDRY AT THE LEFT—SOUTH ALTOONA FOUNDRIES trations give some idea of the structural steel work and ofthe splendid daylighting. The main part of the building isdivided into three longitudinal bays. The two side bays are45 ft. wide, and are spanned by 5-ton electric traveling cranes,which are operated from the floor. The center bay is 70 , and is spanned by one 25 and two 12%-ton electric trav-eling ci anes, the runways of which extend 2S0 ft. beyond the as shown on the drawing, but only two have been installed,one at each end. The cupola at the center is smaller, and isused principally for cylinder iron. The arrangement of theblowers, cupolas and charging rooms is practically the sameas those in the wheel foundry. That part of the west baywhich lies between the cupola and the end of the foundry near-est the pattern shop will be devoted entirely to an extensive
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