. Railway master mechanic [microform] . blast would interfere with no one,and we would not be interfered with by the switching ofcars, etc. Our first work was to lay two parallel tracks (about thirtyfeet apart) 800 feet in length, or long enough to hold twentycars comfortably. One of them, which we will call No. 1,was a gravity track. We then arranged for our air by having an old locomotiveboiler and an air compresser set near the head or upperend of track No. 1, and running an air line between thetracks to the lower end, with convenient connections. Withthis arrangement we were supplied with
. Railway master mechanic [microform] . blast would interfere with no one,and we would not be interfered with by the switching ofcars, etc. Our first work was to lay two parallel tracks (about thirtyfeet apart) 800 feet in length, or long enough to hold twentycars comfortably. One of them, which we will call No. 1,was a gravity track. We then arranged for our air by having an old locomotiveboiler and an air compresser set near the head or upperend of track No. 1, and running an air line between thetracks to the lower end, with convenient connections. Withthis arrangement we were supplied with air at a pressureof 70 to 80 lbs. at all times. Ten car lengths from the head of track No. 1 we built a40-foot platform on each side of the track about three feethigh and five feet wide. On each of these was placed a sta-tionary sand blast. By doing this we were able to worktwo men on the car at the same time, each man sandingone side and end, and not interfering with one another. In-side of car Avas not sanded. ipse, */h c77~~ -U->. Construction of Sand Blast. An old box car was set off by the side of one of theseplatforms, which was used for storing the sand, which waspurchased in two car load lots, and was unloaded after 6:00oclock at night, so as not to interfere with the work ofthe day. The men who did the sanding protected their eyesby wearing a light canvas hood with a glass about 2x4 inthe front of it. Before work was commenced on the carsthe journal boxes and air brake parts that might be affectedby the dust were covered with canvas hoods made for thatpurpose. Each evening ten cars were set in on track No. 1, the firstcar in stopped between the sand blasts ready for businessat 7:00 a. m., the engineer having come on at 6:00 oclockand had a sufficient supply of air ready. As each car wassanded it was <rivoi: a shove and dropped down to the lowerend of the track, the dust and loose sand blown off andimmediately painted with the spraying aiachim In thismanner ten ca
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