. American engineer . ment of a number of parts,some of which are quite troublesome to handle, is required, andfurthermore, the low pressure engine frames and cylinders areawkward to transport and take up additional shop space. At the Princeton, W. Va., shop of the Virginian Railway theerecting shop is served by a 200-ton traveling crane. This shopis of the transverse type and has a 75 ft. transfer taijle justoutside the building. On the opposite side of the transfer tableis a rod and wheel shop in which the engine trucks, rods, driv-ing wheels and driving boxes are repaired. When a Malletloco
. American engineer . ment of a number of parts,some of which are quite troublesome to handle, is required, andfurthermore, the low pressure engine frames and cylinders areawkward to transport and take up additional shop space. At the Princeton, W. Va., shop of the Virginian Railway theerecting shop is served by a 200-ton traveling crane. This shopis of the transverse type and has a 75 ft. transfer taijle justoutside the building. On the opposite side of the transfer tableis a rod and wheel shop in which the engine trucks, rods, driv-ing wheels and driving boxes are repaired. When a Malletlocomotive is brought to the shop for repairs it is disconnectedfrom its tender and placed on the transfer table. When op-posite the desired pit in the erecting shop it is drawn in bymeans of a snatch block and cable operated by the transfertable motor. Having a crane of the proper capacity to liftthe whole locomotive, it becomes necessary to secure the lowpressure unit to the boiler at its front end, and for this purpose. Mallet Locomotive Lifted by a 200-Ton Niles Crane; Virginian Railway. December, 1912. AMERICAN ENGINEER. 643 the front is rcnuncd niul triaiigulnr sliapid puces ofsteel are bolted to the low pressure frames liy twoof tlie frame bolts. These pieces remain on the locomotive per-manently. Khit hooks are fastened to them and fit over thesmokebox front ring. To prevent the hooks from slipping, theyare held in place by curved straps bolted to the ring throughthe holes intended for the smokebox front bolts. With this ar-rangement the entire locomotive may be lifted, as shown inthe photograph. The pedestal binders, main rods, brake rig-ging, are removed or loosened and the locomotive is liftedby connections from the foot plate and from the front part(jf the smokebox. The engine truck is then run on the transfertable and the driving wheels with the side rods and drivingboxes in place are pulled from under the locomotive to thetransfer table by
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