American engineer and railroad journal (1893) (14574173470)

Identifier: americanengineer82newy (find matches)
Title: American engineer and railroad journal
Year: 1893 (1890s)
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Subjects: Railroad engineering Engineering Railroads Railroad cars
Publisher: New York : M.N. Forney
Contributing Library: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
Digitizing Sponsor: Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation



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ox with a number of small holes, about 1/16 in. diameter in it,as shown. Three coke furnaces are used for heating rivets andare looked after by the rivet boys. Each furnace supplies rivetsfor four gangs. Fpr work outside of the shop the portable forge,which is illustrated, is used. It is 16 in. in diameter, 12 in. deepand burns coke. The ash chamber, in which the air is also ad-mitted, is about 7x7x6 in. deep. The steel car jack, located as shown on the plan view of theshop, and shown in detail in the accompanying drawings andphotographs, is a unique device and has been usetl with verysatisfactory results for straightening the bodies of cars whichhave been badly twisted or distorted. It consists of a steel frame,anchored in concrete, fitted with a number of movable jacks. Ifthe car body, or any portion of it. is badly damaged, or twisted, itis moved under this framework and with the aid of blocking illconnection with the movable jacks it can usually be forced back W00O Working Shop EH
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PLAN VIEW OF FREIGHT CAR REPAIR SHOP. AMERICAN ENGINEER AND RAILROAD JOURNAL.