. Railway mechanical engineer . Detail of Rail Fastening, Detail of Jacking Post. Portable Block for End Jacking. Details of Steel Car Jacking Stall at the Topeka Shops of the A., T. & S. F. ft. long by 4S ft. wide, the roof and sides of which arecovered with corrugated iron to a point about 10 ft. from theground. The center line of the track, which runs lengthwisethrough the building, is 11 ft. 6 in. from the side, and theconcrete stall is placed close to one end. In the middle of the building, near the end of the stall, isan oil-burning, double end furnace, 3 ft. 111/\ in. wide by 7ft. 8J4 i
. Railway mechanical engineer . Detail of Rail Fastening, Detail of Jacking Post. Portable Block for End Jacking. Details of Steel Car Jacking Stall at the Topeka Shops of the A., T. & S. F. ft. long by 4S ft. wide, the roof and sides of which arecovered with corrugated iron to a point about 10 ft. from theground. The center line of the track, which runs lengthwisethrough the building, is 11 ft. 6 in. from the side, and theconcrete stall is placed close to one end. In the middle of the building, near the end of the stall, isan oil-burning, double end furnace, 3 ft. 111/\ in. wide by 7ft. 8J4 in. long inside, for the operation of which is pro-vided a 10 hp. motor-driven pressure blower. This furnace, with conveniently located face plates, pro-vides for the straightening of plates removed from the cars,the stall facilitating the straightening of bent underframes. box is full. It is then covered with a piece of boiler plateand the edges luted with clay, after which it is placed inthe furnace and heated to a bright red. It is maintained inthis condition for 5 to 12
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