The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-27
Heavy Railway Ira fic Makes Work
For Shopmen.
WEAR AND TEAR ON CARS
WORK GOING ON AT THE WEST
ERN SHOPS.
New Devices and Methods introduced
By Foreman Cannon-Fixing Up
the Locomotives-Short Line
Building More Side Tracks
fusnlns Work On Heber Branch.

Inc big Increase in passenger and
freight traffic which has come to the
railroads through the general prosper
ity of business is reflected, not only in
/ the auditing departments, but in the
repair shops as well. The heavier the
burdens to be transported, the greater
the wear and tear on rolling STOCK, and,
consequently, the more numerous de-
mands upon the artisans in the shops
NO. "a, Rome passenger locomotive,
mas been undergoing a vigorous course
OF treatment for the past six weeks at
the Rio Grande Western shops, and
yesterday morning was discharged ana
rolled into the yards as cured
NO: Of is compound, and so debili-
tated that a general overhauling was
considered the best remedy. New half
SIDE sheets are being riveted on, and
when the job is finished, the water
compartment will hold water another
inch in depth its entire length and
breadth, 9X3 feet.
A Rare Operation.
No. 120 was undergoing a rare nnd
interesting operation yesterday after
noon, the first operation of its kind that
mas occurred in the shops in the past
nVe years. The steel tire on the for
ward driver was SO much expanded by
me neat from the brake coming down
the mountain grades, that it loosened
Up ana shifted from its normal posi- /
tioh, A good dose of .shimmering up
SGT it to rights. This consisted of wind |
ing gasoline heater around the peri
phery OF the tire, igniting it and let
tlnS IL remain until expansion of the |
tire was effected. Then chisels were |
urlVen between the tire and the rim |
VI tne wheel. and saaims, or sections of |
sheet iron inserted. Then the faces of |
the tire and rim of wheel were made |
flush, and the tire cooled off. 1t now |
chnches the wheel so tight that the |
remedy will not have to be repeated.
Shop Implements.
A number of new pieces of mechani-
cal apparatus have been received at
the shops since Foreman a. K. Cannon
took hold of the work, and. in addition
he has introduced number of wrinkIes
calculated to save time, work and
money: In the blacksmith shop a new
HIS d Jones plate bending roll and
L powerful combination punch and
'hears, manufactured by the Long-Al-
slater company of Hamilton. O.. have
Deen set up. In the machine shop a
drse number of improvements have
,een erected and the capacity for
YORK almost doubled Among the ad-
iltions are a new Bennett & Mills
lathe, new wheel
'orer, a new turret lathe and a new
surface grinder. There is also a new
sutton hydraulic axle press, for insert
hg axIes into car wheels. Twelve
lxles were thrust home in a short
pace Oh time yesterday afternoon.
An Ingenious Device.
one of the most important and ingen-
Gus devices lately brought into use is
ne substitution of one continuous
meet Tor fire boxes. in place of the
nree-s'neet, riveted box formerly used.
tlNetS IN fire box are always treach-
,ous, as they are subjected TO CON ]
!nuous and heavy strains by eXpan-
ION ana contraction. and eventually
ne seams pull open, but under the new
Iethod annoyance from this source is
one away with, and, in addition, the
tpor OF TWO rows of riveting, four rows
holes and thirty-siX feet of calking
re saved This scheme was devised a
ouple of months ago. One box mas
cen inserted in one of the locomotives
no Is now out on the road, doing good
ork; another is set up in the shops ]
no eventually all the consolidation en- !
mes will be equipped with them.
brennan cannon has also introduced .
marked departure in the method of !
istinS and treating pistons. Hereto J
III.
run inside cylinder size The piston \
subject to considerable wear from |
lotion, and after a certain amount had
zen down. it had to be taken out and +,
rned over to the scrap heap. Nova W
'ys the piston is made of cast steel.
mewhat smaller in diameter than the
sue OF the cylinder, and a bull ring
tached 10 make it steam-tight. as
on as the ring is worn down it is re- e
owed and easily reDllcad
w heels are most troublesome things
the shop. The heavy mountain b.
ades cause them TO deteriorate rap
". and they are forever entering the
op to have the fat surface removed. fe
surfaces turned down to pair with
me other unfortunate. CT
A two-story yellow brick addition is
w being erected between the machine
op and forge, and when completed.
VIII be used as boiler house. 9,