. Railway master mechanic [microform] . g is designed to accommodatethe erection, machine and boiler shops under one roof,covering an area of five and one-half acres. Thebuilding is constructed of brick with gravel roof, sup-ported on steel trusses. The foundations, pits and con-duits are -of concrete. The arrangement of windowsand clere story lanterns, all glazed with heavy fac-tory ribbed glass, of one size only, makes the. distri-bution and diffusion of light all that could be building is 276 feet 8 inches by 860 feet 2 inches,divided into five bays, as follows : 39 feet 7 inche
. Railway master mechanic [microform] . g is designed to accommodatethe erection, machine and boiler shops under one roof,covering an area of five and one-half acres. Thebuilding is constructed of brick with gravel roof, sup-ported on steel trusses. The foundations, pits and con-duits are -of concrete. The arrangement of windowsand clere story lanterns, all glazed with heavy fac-tory ribbed glass, of one size only, makes the. distri-bution and diffusion of light all that could be building is 276 feet 8 inches by 860 feet 2 inches,divided into five bays, as follows : 39 feet 7 inches, 42feet 6T/2 inches, 98 feet 3 inches, 57 feet 2,y2 inches,and 32 feet 3 inches. In the south bay is 6 inches ofconcrete below the 3-inch wood floor, which lattercovers the whole building. In this bay are the beltedmachines, electrically driven in groups; a few of thesemachines have special foundations. Tn the central bayare the stripping; pits, the engine repair pit and rivetingpit. In the fourth bay are the hrydraulic-driven boiler. *f9 9e- November, 1904. RAILWAY MASTER MECHANIC 457 List of Tools lathe, motor motor drive. motor 5 H. motor Machine Shop. 1. 7 9-inch double-head driving-wheel lathe, with quarter- ing attachment, motor drive. 15 H. P. 2. 79-inch Niles double-head driving-wheel lathe, motor drive. 15 H. P. 3. 6 9-inch Niles double-head driving-wheel drive. 15 H. P. 4. 69-inch Niles double-head driving lathe, 15 H. P. 5. 84-inch hydraulic wheel press from ChiGago shops. 10 H. 42-inch Niles hydraulic car-wheel press, motor H. P. 7. 90-inch driving-wheel lathe, Chicago shops, drive. 15 H. P. 8. 42-inch Pond steel-tired car-wheel lathe, motor drive. 10 H. P. 9. 42-inch car-wheel boring machine, motor drive. 5 H. P. 10. Special locomotive axle-turning lathe, motor drive. 15 H. P. 11. Double axle lathe, motor drive. 15 H. P. 12. Single axle lathe, motor drive. 10 H. P. 13. Planer type milling machine for cutting key ways in axles. Beaman & Smith. 14
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