. Railway mechanical engineer . Interior of Erecting Shop erecting bay. It is 70 ft. wide and has two 15-ton electrictraveling cranes covering the entire area and has a stub trackleading into it from the east. Along the north side of the bays. A good idea of the uniform lighting across the shopcan be gained by referring to the cross section of the building. ■The shops are lighted at night by nitrogen filled lamps in January, 1919 RAILWAY MECHANICAL ENGINEER enameled steel reflectors. The general illumination isample for working on machine tools or around receptacles are provid
. Railway mechanical engineer . Interior of Erecting Shop erecting bay. It is 70 ft. wide and has two 15-ton electrictraveling cranes covering the entire area and has a stub trackleading into it from the east. Along the north side of the bays. A good idea of the uniform lighting across the shopcan be gained by referring to the cross section of the building. ■The shops are lighted at night by nitrogen filled lamps in January, 1919 RAILWAY MECHANICAL ENGINEER enameled steel reflectors. The general illumination isample for working on machine tools or around receptacles are provided, however, spaced 20 ft. apartin the erecting pits and 40 ft. apart on the walls and col- this system can be used for forcing air through the shop tocreate an artificial circulation. The water supply for fireprotection is taken from two reservoirs about half a milefrom the shop. The pumps discharge into a stand pipe 28 y^khmans Circuit. ^m==. Cross Section of Shops, Showing Arrangement of Lighting Fixtures umns. Data concerning the lighting installation is given inthe following table: ON Illumination of West Burlington Locomotive Shops NumberApproximate ofheiglit Light machine bay 23 ft. Heavy macliitie bay .13 ft. Erecting shop 50 ft. South bay 33 ft. lampsH4 877287 Sizeof lamps300SCO750500 Watts persq. ft. .78 .78 .68 .78 candleintensity An indirect fan system of heating is used. The air isdrawn in at two fan rooms which extend out from the north ft. in diameter and 60 ft. high, having a capacity of 275,000gal. Hydrants are spaced from 200 to 400 ft. apart aroiindthe shop. A separate pipe line is provided for drinkingwater. The main toilet rooms are located in the additions,which house the ventilating fans, several auxiliary toiletsbeing provided at convenient points in the shop. The washrooms and locker rooms are on the second floor of the twoadditions. The blacksmith shop is a brick
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