. Railway age gazette . SecHon B-B. M.\CHINERY .\ND TOOLS The determination of the proper machine for a given piece ofwork, the number and size of each kind of machine requisite for similar lines for the Lackawanna* were taken as a guide, checkedup and adapted to Boston & Maine conditions as far as the loco-motive department was concerned. Use was made of a thorough 1 .240 6-. Arrangement of the Car Paint Shop the anticipated shop output, tabulation and canvass of machinetool bids, adoption of motors of proper size and type for both in-dividual machines and- group drive, and the selection of h
. Railway age gazette . SecHon B-B. M.\CHINERY .\ND TOOLS The determination of the proper machine for a given piece ofwork, the number and size of each kind of machine requisite for similar lines for the Lackawanna* were taken as a guide, checkedup and adapted to Boston & Maine conditions as far as the loco-motive department was concerned. Use was made of a thorough 1 .240 6-. Arrangement of the Car Paint Shop the anticipated shop output, tabulation and canvass of machinetool bids, adoption of motors of proper size and type for both in-dividual machines and- group drive, and the selection of handtools, ftuch as taps, dies, reamers, wrenches, air tools, etc., was study made by Mr. Pomeroy of machine output in the Fitchburgshops for arriving at the car department problem, apparently simple, but involving, considerable *See American Engineering & Railroad Journal, April, 1909, page 120. S?6 RAILWAY AGE GAZETTE, MECHANICAL EDITION Vol. 88, No. 11 study was to make 30 general locomotive repairs and 180 generalpassenger car repairs per month. To begin with, selection wasmade of one of the heaviest locomotives, the various operationsconsidered and listed, and the proper tool equipment in kindand quantity selected. This list was then carefully checked formachine output and where it was found that some of the machineswere not assigned a fair propor
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