Canadian transportation & distribution management . ied by the car de-partment, as a survey of fig. 1 will indi- THE PASSENGER CAR SHOP, figs. 17and 18, T. Hammill, Foreman, is the newestbuilding of the group, the present freightcar shop having until within a couple ofyears ago served the double duties of freightand passenger car shop. It is a brick struc-ture, similar in general design to those ofthe locomotive department, 201 ft. longfrom north to south, and 154 ft. wide. In The shop floor is planked throughout,with the surface shimmed level with thetop of the rail, and resting on 4 by 6 in.
Canadian transportation & distribution management . ied by the car de-partment, as a survey of fig. 1 will indi- THE PASSENGER CAR SHOP, figs. 17and 18, T. Hammill, Foreman, is the newestbuilding of the group, the present freightcar shop having until within a couple ofyears ago served the double duties of freightand passenger car shop. It is a brick struc-ture, similar in general design to those ofthe locomotive department, 201 ft. longfrom north to south, and 154 ft. wide. In The shop floor is planked throughout,with the surface shimmed level with thetop of the rail, and resting on 4 by 6 at 4 ft. centres. At a distance of2% ft. each side of the rails, there is em-bedded a 12 by 12 in. cedar jacking beam,centering directly under the side sills ofcars for jacking up. As fig. 18 shows, there is a convenientsystem of movable platforms attached toposts braced from the shop columns, forconvenience in working on the sides of thecars. Every track in the shop has a similarset along each side. The full width of a bay along the east. Fig. 1. Section 1.—Layout of Fort Rouge Shops—North End.
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