. The Street railway journal . FIG, 28.—THE TWO TR.\CKS ON THE SECOND FLOOR OF MAIN SHOP BUILDING; THE INNER TRACK LEADS TO THE ELEVATOR. FIG. 30.—PART OF THE TRUCK-OVERHAULING SHOP, SHOWING A TRUCK BEING RAISED OVER THE OVERHAULING TRACKS, THE WHEEL-STORAGE TRACKS, ETC. is of the Otis plunger type, 24 ins. diameter by 25-ft. liftand is operated by a 60-hp Otis motor and a Quimby rotarypump. The truck-overhauling shop proper is on the lower floor,extending for a distance of 235 ft. parallel with the ma-chine shop and forming the west bay of the main shop build- FIG. 29.—WOODEN STRUTS USED IN T
. The Street railway journal . FIG, 28.—THE TWO TR.\CKS ON THE SECOND FLOOR OF MAIN SHOP BUILDING; THE INNER TRACK LEADS TO THE ELEVATOR. FIG. 30.—PART OF THE TRUCK-OVERHAULING SHOP, SHOWING A TRUCK BEING RAISED OVER THE OVERHAULING TRACKS, THE WHEEL-STORAGE TRACKS, ETC. is of the Otis plunger type, 24 ins. diameter by 25-ft. liftand is operated by a 60-hp Otis motor and a Quimby rotarypump. The truck-overhauling shop proper is on the lower floor,extending for a distance of 235 ft. parallel with the ma-chine shop and forming the west bay of the main shop build- FIG. 29.—WOODEN STRUTS USED IN THE EAST NEW YORK SHOPS TO HOLD UP CAR OVER ELEVATOR WHILE TRUCK IS BEING REPLACED BY A DUMMY taking up the space required for a stan-dard-gage track. This space is largeenough to prevent the flanges of one pairof wheels coming into contact with theaxle bearings of another pair. This double track is served by a Shaw25,000-lb. electric traveling crane, whichhandles complete trucks, armatures,whefels and axles as well as other heavyparts. From the southern end of thecrane travel, there is a runway about100 ft. long for a pneumatic
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