. Railway mechanical engineer . car is a (X)mj)l(te small sized model of track,sidings and signal apparatus clcctrifally operated willi .scma-phoRs, bells, crossing signals and oilier apjiaratus in useon tile system. Tlie car can be darkened when requiredfor the use of moving |)iclures in connection with tiic in-strudion work. 580 RAILWAY MECHANICAL ENGINEER \0L. 96. No. 10 Three Unique Car Shop Devices A T one of the car shops of a railroad in the east many•^* appliances have been developed for facilitating carrepair work. Among the most interesting are those describedbelow. Machine for Paint
. Railway mechanical engineer . car is a (X)mj)l(te small sized model of track,sidings and signal apparatus clcctrifally operated willi .scma-phoRs, bells, crossing signals and oilier apjiaratus in useon tile system. Tlie car can be darkened when requiredfor the use of moving |)iclures in connection with tiic in-strudion work. 580 RAILWAY MECHANICAL ENGINEER \0L. 96. No. 10 Three Unique Car Shop Devices A T one of the car shops of a railroad in the east many•^* appliances have been developed for facilitating carrepair work. Among the most interesting are those describedbelow. Machine for Painting Car Siding When siding on box cars is renewed it is usually neces-sary to apply two coats of paint. The first coat must dryfor a day before the second is applied, which causes delayin getting cars off the repair track. In the case of foreignequipment, the per diem for the extra day often makes a netloss if onlv minor repairs are made. In order to avoid hold-ing cars f(ir ;. this phop applies one coat of jiaint to. General View of Machine for Painting Siding the siding before it is put on the car. The painting machineis useful for speeding up this work. The device takes up comparatively little space, beingabout 10 ft. long and 10 in. wide. The operating parts areshown in the first illustration. The motor is geared downand drives the 3^ in. by 7 in. wooden roller A. The framecarrying the motor and upper roller is pivoted so that theroller can be raised when a piece of siding is fed under it.
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