. American engineer and railroad journal . o issues itonly upon requisition from a foreman having the author-ity to sign requisitions. The stock is arranged, as far as pos-sible, so as to be opposite the section of the machine shop thatis to use it, making the transporting of rough castings and othermaterial as convenient as possible. The same features apply alsoto the iron stock structure, where all bar iron is maintainedas storehouse stock. The arrangement of this building will bedescribed later. Stock for use in the locomotive department, with the excep-tion of tires, wheel centers, cylinde
. American engineer and railroad journal . o issues itonly upon requisition from a foreman having the author-ity to sign requisitions. The stock is arranged, as far as pos-sible, so as to be opposite the section of the machine shop thatis to use it, making the transporting of rough castings and othermaterial as convenient as possible. The same features apply alsoto the iron stock structure, where all bar iron is maintainedas storehouse stock. The arrangement of this building will bedescribed later. Stock for use in the locomotive department, with the excep-tion of tires, wheel centers, cylinders and other heavy parts thatrequire a crane, is unloaded direct from cars on the track along-side the platforms and does not go to the general heavy castings and forgings are stored under the cranewaynear the tirehouse. MAIN LOCOMOTIVE SHOP. A remarkably convenient, open and well lighted structure,encloses the erecting, machine, flue, boiler and tank shops. Thssteel frame work is shown in detail in the illustrations and is. CENER.^L ARR.\NGEMiiNT OF THE BUILDING AND TRACKS OF THE LOCOMOTIVE SHOPS AT READVILLE, NEW HAVEN AND HARTFORD RAILROAD. -NEW YORK, ment of the Midland Division, and the smaller is located justbeyond and parallel with this building. There are also a num-ber of smaller structures included in the arrangement, one be-ing a storage for bar iron stock, located just outside of theblacksmith shop; another for coal, located at the opposite endof the blacksmith shop; the cleaning house enclosing the lyevats, opposite the center of the erecting shop; a tire house nearone end of the erecting shop and the enclosed scrap bins locatedat a convenient point for access from both shops as well asthe yard. It will be noticed in the general layout that there are a rowof platforms just outside of the machine shop building. Theseare of concrete about 3 ft. above grade and on them are storedboiler iron, flanging frames, tubes, castings and other roughstock f
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