. The Street railway journal . ts, 700 volts, 1050 volts or 1400 volts for use in testing of various kinds. RACK FOR STORING RODSFig. 8 illustrates an ingenious rack for storing iron and steelrods of all kinds. As will be seen the rack is made up of anumber of wooden uprights, through which four ^-in. rodshave been passed. Over the rod is slipped a i-in. pipe, on whichthe steel and iron bars rest and which acts as a spacing piecebetween the posts. CAR HOISTS Just in the rear of the shops is a car hoist, shown in Figs. 9and 10. As will be seen this hoist consists of four woodenupri
. The Street railway journal . ts, 700 volts, 1050 volts or 1400 volts for use in testing of various kinds. RACK FOR STORING RODSFig. 8 illustrates an ingenious rack for storing iron and steelrods of all kinds. As will be seen the rack is made up of anumber of wooden uprights, through which four ^-in. rodshave been passed. Over the rod is slipped a i-in. pipe, on whichthe steel and iron bars rest and which acts as a spacing piecebetween the posts. CAR HOISTS Just in the rear of the shops is a car hoist, shown in Figs. 9and 10. As will be seen this hoist consists of four woodenuprights braced apart by two iron rods and carrying two longi-tudinal girders, on each of which is mounted two travelinghooks. This device is used for unloading new cars from rail-road flat cars. The flats are run under the hoist, rails run under the car, andby four tackles the car is lifted clear of the flat; it can then belowered to the trucks to receive it, or if the cars come mountedon trucks they can be lowered to the FIGS 15 AND IC- VIEWS OF TWO BAYS-MACHINE SHOP—UNITED RAILWAYS & ELECTRIC CO.
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