. The street railway review . £\ llAV. I XV. No. 7- handling cranes as built by tlic Browning Engineering ofCleveland, and also a standard yard crane with hook block whichshows the general arrangement of the machinery. The Browning company has made the manufactnre of loconiotixccranes a specialty for a nnmber of years and has succeeded in in-creasing the capacity of the cranes and at the same time reducingthe hard labor of the operator. The latest machines of this kindjust now niidcr construction for one of the largest railroad systems hook block in c:ise llie handling of material o
. The street railway review . £\ llAV. I XV. No. 7- handling cranes as built by tlic Browning Engineering ofCleveland, and also a standard yard crane with hook block whichshows the general arrangement of the machinery. The Browning company has made the manufactnre of loconiotixccranes a specialty for a nnmber of years and has succeeded in in-creasing the capacity of the cranes and at the same time reducingthe hard labor of the operator. The latest machines of this kindjust now niidcr construction for one of the largest railroad systems hook block in c:ise llie handling of material of natuTi-should become imperative. Other features that speak favorably tor the locomotive crane arethe small initial cost in connection with the low expense for opera-lion and repairs. The initial cost is small because it does not in-clude more than the price for the machine, fcr the reason that thetracks must generally be put in under any condition, .Ml that has to be dnue. llierefore. is to erect the crane on tile. ST.\NL1.\KD V.\Kn WITH HOOK lil-Ol K. include every possible improvement, and to make the workof the operator more like play. The crane is also used for handling and disposing of the . such cases the ashes are filled into a small buggy and run to theend of the power house and dumped into a pit. From there theashes arc later on picked up by the grab bucket and transferred tocars or wagons as required. The arriving of the coal and shipping of the ashes by rail is, ofcourse, connected with a considerable amount of switching and
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