. American engineer and railroad journal . underneaththe large traveling crane run-way. These handle the materialfor the gap riveters. On the other side of the shop is a No. 2rapid action, automatic stop Hilles & Jones punch, having a 20in. throat and with crane above it. Located near this is aradial drill. At one corner of the shop is an accumulator anda triple plunger single acting pump made by the ChambersburgEngineering Company, and having a capacity of 60 gallons perminute at a pressure of 1,500 lbs. per square inch. It is drivenby a 65 motor geared direct to it. This pump and
. American engineer and railroad journal . underneaththe large traveling crane run-way. These handle the materialfor the gap riveters. On the other side of the shop is a No. 2rapid action, automatic stop Hilles & Jones punch, having a 20in. throat and with crane above it. Located near this is aradial drill. At one corner of the shop is an accumulator anda triple plunger single acting pump made by the ChambersburgEngineering Company, and having a capacity of 60 gallons perminute at a pressure of 1,500 lbs. per square inch. It is drivenby a 65 motor geared direct to it. This pump and accumu-lator furnish hydraulic pressure for the riveters and also for alarge press which has just been installed south of the shop (). This press is used to form the larger pressed parts used onboth the freight and passenger car equipment. It was furnishedby the Chambersburg Engineering Company and measures 10 ft. 8 See January, 1908, issue for a description of the steel car repair shop atMcKees Rocks on the P. & L. E. R.
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