. Electric railway journal . s the blacksmith shopand forge room. The small addition to the paint shop,on the extreme left, is used for paint storage andmixing. In the rear of the central large building arethe power plant, cornice works, welding rooms and otherworkshops. A total of thirteen new shop buildings havebeen erected. These are of steel-frame constructionwith concrete foundations, brick and concrete walls andconcrete-slab roofs. Special attention has been given tothe number and location of the windows so as to providethe maximum amount of evenly distributed daylight. Some Interesting
. Electric railway journal . s the blacksmith shopand forge room. The small addition to the paint shop,on the extreme left, is used for paint storage andmixing. In the rear of the central large building arethe power plant, cornice works, welding rooms and otherworkshops. A total of thirteen new shop buildings havebeen erected. These are of steel-frame constructionwith concrete foundations, brick and concrete walls andconcrete-slab roofs. Special attention has been given tothe number and location of the windows so as to providethe maximum amount of evenly distributed daylight. Some Interesting Details of Construction In the motor shop and heavy machine shop the floorsare made of 4-in. x 6-in. redwood blocks laid on sandcushion. These blocks were previously treated by boil-ing in asphalt. The principal machines now in use inthese shops were moved from the general shops at LosAngeles, but some additional tools, together withcranes, hoists, etc., have been installed. In the paint shop steam coils have been located in. AEROPLANE VIEW OF THE PACIFIC ELECTRIC RAILWAYS TORRANCE SHOPS 816 Electric Railway Journal Vol. 55, No. 16 each pit for drying freshly painted equipment. It isexpected that this will result in a considerable savingin the time necessary for drying the paint. The lampsin the inspection pits are installed in niches and arestaggered 21 ft. center to center. Two lighting recep-tacles are installed in each niche; one contains the lampand the other is used for emergency purposes so that anextension cord can be inserted and a drop line usedwhere light at the work is needed. An Otis 5-ton self-operated electric freight elevator is installed in thewood mill and a similar type of 2-ton capacity is used inthe storehouse. The top floor of the storehouse is usedfor motor parts and miscellaneous electrical air brakes, switch groups and control material arelocated on this floor. The material cases for small partson this floor are 6 ft. high and of an open ty
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