. Electric railway review . ng. This opening is 71 feet long and 30 feetwide. Every other pier on alternate sides of the traclv hastwo recesses near its top, one on either side, for an incan-descent lamp, and a system of armored conduits connectsthe various outlets with the wiring circuits of the will be noted that in the illustration of the open pitsa pair of wheels is shown lowered part way from the carto the pit floor. To facilitate this work of replacing wheels New Shops at Omaha—IVIoulds for Babbitting Journal Bearings. one The wheels on this a,\le are 24 inches in diam
. Electric railway review . ng. This opening is 71 feet long and 30 feetwide. Every other pier on alternate sides of the traclv hastwo recesses near its top, one on either side, for an incan-descent lamp, and a system of armored conduits connectsthe various outlets with the wiring circuits of the will be noted that in the illustration of the open pitsa pair of wheels is shown lowered part way from the carto the pit floor. To facilitate this work of replacing wheels New Shops at Omaha—IVIoulds for Babbitting Journal Bearings. one The wheels on this a,\le are 24 inches in diameterand the idler wheels on the other axle are 18 inches in diam-eter. In order to increase the tractive effect on the drivingwheels the track on the transfer table has been offset to theside nearer the driving shaft. The motors are controlled bytwo boxes placed at diagonally opposite corners of the overhead structure on the transfer table is so arrangedthat no attention need be given the trolley of the transfer. New Shops at Omaha—Repair Floor Showing Rails IVIounted on Concrete Piers and Swinging Ralls for Facilitating Truck Repaii and parts of trucks short sections of track rails are sup-ported at one end by means of pivots extending into the centerof the concrete piers, the other end of each section remain-ing free to be swung at will from its normal place in thetrack to a position at right angles to the fixed rails, whichfurnishes ample clearance for making repairs or replacingtruck parts. table nor of the car on the table while it is being shifted toor from the various tracks. Armature and Bearing Department. The room in which the winding of armature and field coils is done and where the babbitting outfit is placed is 60 feet long by 30 feet wide. Besides the necessary tools for repairing the electrical parts this room contains a babbitt- 536 ELECTRIC RAILWAY REVIEW September, 1906. melting furnace with a gas heating attachment and thevarious moulds used for
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