The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-05-01
THE r. G. w. SHOPS.
Busy Toilers Working Upon a Model
System

Busy Toilers Working Upon a Model
System.
stroll through the yards and work
shops of the Rio Grande Western will
more than repay any one for the time
spent The effort toward systematizing
labor and economizing time and space is
apparent at every turn.
During the past season the large and
commodious yards have been filled to a reg
ular grade, many feet of track for switch
ing laid and several additions made to the
buildings. In the new engine room are the
boilers Of 65-norse power, costing more
than s., 200 each and made at the home
shops, which are capable of supply twice
| the power now demanded of them.
The hum and rattle of the blacksmith
shops and the prodigiOus blows of the trip
| hammers could not fail to impress one with
the idea of push and go which is a neces-
sary characteristic in all the departments
of the railway service.
In the repair rooms were to be found four
| large engines being remodeled after recent
severe treatment, and by the aid of skilled
Workmen made "as good as new.n
| The tin shop told its own story and when
| the finishing rooms are reached the neat
ness and elegance of the cars ready to be
placed in service will compare with Pull
man or Stephenson in every particular
Even the upholstering and lettering are not
excelled, the plush and leather being of the
best quality.
! On the side track was to be seen whole
train of new cars ready for the expedited
service soon TO go into effect.
IN THE ROUND HOUSE
were Nos. 80 and 121, undergoing slight re-
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again on the rails with long line of cars
trailing after them.
| Further down the yard are the new coal
! bins, with third of years. supply al
ways on hand, and arranged for loading by
J the most improved methods.
| In the freight department convenience
and speed are also studied. The unloading
crane with adjustable lift is feature
that strikes all the shippers of heavy ma
chinery and stone for by it the load is
lifted from the car and transferred to a
wagon with perfect ease.
In the collection of what seems to be
| cast-off material, ready for q visit to the
| foundry, system Is also observed, and
every size of wheel or pipe, truck or run
ming gear has it's allotted space, and when
no longer of use the breaking up process is
called into use.
The wood department is not forgotten.
and the necessary material for the entire
line is sawed into suitable lengths and
sent out ready to go into position with the
| least labor.
In the transition from the old narrow
to the broad gusge the engines of the
| former were not q loss, nor compelled to
seek out other trails to climb, but by
simply extending the axle of the truck
they are converted into the best of switch
| service.
With the approach of the warm season
the well filed
ICE HOUSES
prove q valuable and necessary adjunct
and the convenIences for rapidly cooling
off an entire train are perfectly arranged
In the entire management of the large
| force or $50 men, Superintendent Welby
appears to have taken order as his first
law, for not loud word or any hurry
scurry was apparent, while at the same
time everything moved" A persona
familiarity with every detail enables hin
to pass rapidly from the blacksmith shoy
to the rooms where the last sJroke of thu
varnish brush is put on, inspect a new
train just ready for arun or give directions
far down the line. With kindly wore
or appropriate suggestion to any of tn,
workmen, each Of whom he knew by thei
every day names, he signs an order or al
reefs an advantageous change with equa
ease as he passes quietly but rapid,
through the departments.
One feature is ever noticeable-the neat
ness which marks even the coal YARDS
Every day is the first OF May and surplu
trash is not permitted to accumulate. Blu
there goes the new train for Eureka-a
fine as though just from Pullman.