. American engineer and railroad journal . BUILT-UP CRANK AXLE. Diameter go Thickness of sheets , 8-16 ins.| ii-16 ins!, % Working pressure 200 Fuel ...soft Staying radial FIRE BOX. Length 120% ins. Width 411,;, ins. Depth front 73 Ins. Depth back 02 ins. Thickness of sheets, sides, % in., back, % in., crown, % in., tube, ^ in. WATER SPACE. Front 4 ins. Sides 3 ins. Back 3 ins. TUBES. Material Iron Wire gauge No. 12 Number Sis Diameter 2 Ins Length 15 ft. 1 his. In. i miii k, 1904. AMERICAN ENGINEER \\l> RAILROAD JOURNAL. -l<;7 boj I Mil. i otal - 2666 area DRIVIN
. American engineer and railroad journal . BUILT-UP CRANK AXLE. Diameter go Thickness of sheets , 8-16 ins.| ii-16 ins!, % Working pressure 200 Fuel ...soft Staying radial FIRE BOX. Length 120% ins. Width 411,;, ins. Depth front 73 Ins. Depth back 02 ins. Thickness of sheets, sides, % in., back, % in., crown, % in., tube, ^ in. WATER SPACE. Front 4 ins. Sides 3 ins. Back 3 ins. TUBES. Material Iron Wire gauge No. 12 Number Sis Diameter 2 Ins Length 15 ft. 1 his. In. i miii k, 1904. AMERICAN ENGINEER \\l> RAILROAD JOURNAL. -l<;7 boj I Mil. i otal - 2666 area DRIVINO WHEELS. lilum- ter I in iii- uf Inside Journal . i Dtbei BIN] r»l ii. v. iii Front, diameter ■ ■ WHEEL RA81 Driving J3 «■ Rigid I v, • \103- tendei :,° rt- 8 lns- WEIGHT. mi driving wheel On truck, front 37,500 lbs. kbout IfVLF-END VIEW AND SECTIONS THROUGH Wheels No 8 Wheels diameter Journals 5 ins. by Tank capacity 5,500 FIRE RISKS OF RAILROAD of an Insurance Expert. Whether railroad companies insure their shops themselvesor with the insurance companies, the question of fire risks isalways important. In many cases the only precaution, asidefrom providing hose reels in the buildings and hydrants in theyards, is the separation of the buildings by distances supposedto be sufficient to guard against a general conflagration in caseone of the buildings takes fire. Automatic sprinkler systemsare DOl used as generally in these shops as in other industrialestablishments. Having this fact in mind, and also Ihe popularImpression thai steel roof trusses will resist fire better thanthose id wood, the editor of this journal consulted Mr. John , widely known as an experienced i \p rt on these ques-tions. Mr. Freemans statements are so explicit and so valu-able as to commend
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