. Railway mechanical engineer . oncerning the lighting installation is given inthe following table: ON Illumination of West Burlington Locomotive Shops NumberApproximate ofheiglit Light machine bay 23 ft. Heavy macliitie bay .13 ft. Erecting shop 50 ft. South bay 33 ft. lampsH4 877287 Sizeof lamps300SCO750500 Watts persq. ft. .78 .78 .68 .78 candleintensity An indirect fan system of heating is used. The air isdrawn in at two fan rooms which extend out from the north ft. in diameter and 60 ft. high, having a capacity of 275,000gal. Hydrants are spaced from 200 to
. Railway mechanical engineer . oncerning the lighting installation is given inthe following table: ON Illumination of West Burlington Locomotive Shops NumberApproximate ofheiglit Light machine bay 23 ft. Heavy macliitie bay .13 ft. Erecting shop 50 ft. South bay 33 ft. lampsH4 877287 Sizeof lamps300SCO750500 Watts persq. ft. .78 .78 .68 .78 candleintensity An indirect fan system of heating is used. The air isdrawn in at two fan rooms which extend out from the north ft. in diameter and 60 ft. high, having a capacity of 275,000gal. Hydrants are spaced from 200 to 400 ft. apart aroiindthe shop. A separate pipe line is provided for drinkingwater. The main toilet rooms are located in the additions,which house the ventilating fans, several auxiliary toiletsbeing provided at convenient points in the shop. The washrooms and locker rooms are on the second floor of the twoadditions. The blacksmith shop is a brick building with a steel frameand concrete foundation 250 ft. long and 90 ft. wide. A. Interior of the Tool Roon wall. The fan forces the air through the heating coils, whichare supplied with steam from turbines, and one aircompressor in the power plant and thence into concrete ductsunder the floor. These ducts branch into smaller tile ductswhich are carried up to sheet metal cowls with outlets aboutthree feet above the floor. During extremely warm weather louver with pivoted steel sash windows in each side the center to provide an outlet for smoke and roof is of the same type used on the erecting and ma-chine shop. The power house is a steel frame brick building 118 107 ft. with a basement under both the boiler and the 10 RAILWAY MECHANICAL ENGINEER Vol, 93, No. 1 engine rooms. It lias a reinforced concrete roof covered withtar and gravel. The two buildings which are now used forthe boiler, flue and tank work, are 125 ft. wide and 316 and200 ft. long. The walls are of brick and composite woodand iro
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