. The Street railway journal . dis well said. As an evidence of progress in Western engineering, it may henoted that the city engineer of Chicago recently placed withthe Bethlehem Steel Company an order for a hollow-forged shaftto replace a breakdown in the North Side pumping station at thatcity. The new shaft, which measured 13 ft. 814 ins. in length, 19ins. in diameter, and weighed close to 10,000 lbs., was booked onMay 30, and, under special emergency instructions, was hollow-forged, annealed and rough-machined in time to go forwardJune 9. Many of the power stations in Chicago and other Wes
. The Street railway journal . dis well said. As an evidence of progress in Western engineering, it may henoted that the city engineer of Chicago recently placed withthe Bethlehem Steel Company an order for a hollow-forged shaftto replace a breakdown in the North Side pumping station at thatcity. The new shaft, which measured 13 ft. 814 ins. in length, 19ins. in diameter, and weighed close to 10,000 lbs., was booked onMay 30, and, under special emergency instructions, was hollow-forged, annealed and rough-machined in time to go forwardJune 9. Many of the power stations in Chicago and other Westerncities are equipped with shafts of this description, but this is thefirst time a hollow forging has been specified for water works en-gines in that section of the country. • 652 STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. [Vol. XVI. No. 27. Steel Rolling Doors The cuts on this page illustrate a type of door which ispeculiarly adapted to requirements of a car house. The manufac-turers have increased its value for such uses by the addition of. CAR HOUSE AT SIOUX CITY
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