. Baltimore and Ohio employees magazine . ners In addition to the mere unloading,storage and shipping of grain, otherservices are rendered for grain owners—one of the most important of whichis the dr\ing of grain. For this pur-pose modern grain driers have beenprovided adjacent to each elevator,which include conveyors for the de-liverv of grain to drj-er, steam coilsand fans for the drying of grain andits necessary subsequent cooling, andconveyors for redelivery of grain afterbeing dried, into storage bins. Thesedrsers have a combined capacity of6,000 bushels per hour, and their im-portance ca
. Baltimore and Ohio employees magazine . ners In addition to the mere unloading,storage and shipping of grain, otherservices are rendered for grain owners—one of the most important of whichis the dr\ing of grain. For this pur-pose modern grain driers have beenprovided adjacent to each elevator,which include conveyors for the de-liverv of grain to drj-er, steam coilsand fans for the drying of grain andits necessary subsequent cooling, andconveyors for redelivery of grain afterbeing dried, into storage bins. Thesedrsers have a combined capacity of6,000 bushels per hour, and their im-portance can be realized when it isknown that they have been in con-stant operation day and night sinceFebruary 23 of this year, a nightshift of 22 men being employed forthis operation. Grain From Bay to Elevator A marine leg with a capacity of4,000 bushels per hotir is provided atthe water end of each elevator. Thesemarine legs consist of a telescopicbucket elevator which is lowered intothe hold of a vessel and by means of{Continued on Page 30).. Figure 6—Typical dust collection pickup 12 Baltimoreand Ohio Magazine, July, IQ2 i >iiitiiiiiit)iiiitinu iuHiiiii]iiiiiiiiiiii|]iiiiiitiiic;iii A Letter from , General Supervisor Terminals,Describing One of the Most Important Improve-ments Ever Made In Operating Practice on **The Baltimore and Ohio May 23, the Editor, Baltimore and Ohio Magazine,Baltimore, Md. Referring to your inquiry regarding terminaloperation and System, Divisional and ThroughClassification as established on the Baltimore andOhio Railroad: Classification for our Eastern Lines was effectedin May, 1919, and was extended to cover the entireSystem six months ago. The classification now in effect, and whichgoverns the make-up and movement of all freighttraffic, including empty freight equipment, overthe entire System, westbound and eastbound, isset out in comprehensive form in a book of 107pages, under the title of System, Divisional andThrough Classificati
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