Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-11
NEW SHOP ASSUMES SHAPE
Trusses for Union Pacihc's Machine Plant
Elevated Into Place.
RAISING ROOF OF NEW POWER HOUSE
Extensive and Complete system OF
water works TO he Constructed
for Exclusive service to
Railroad shops.

-Four OF the huge steel trusses which will
form the framework for the roof and walls
Of the big new Union Pacific shop building
are now in place and the structure already
gives some semblance Of its general appear
ance when finished. The raising of the
steel work was begun sooner than had been
expected. Contractors who had this Job
we're in readiness and the steel has been
on hand for SOM time, but work was de-
layed till the water tables were set around
the foundation and the wheel pits were I'm
ished. 1t began at the south end. No
truss has been raised for the end wall, but
commencing with the next pier to the north
there are four in place. These are for the
west half Of the building, reaching to the
middle, where they meet uprights on the
center row Of piers. other trusses will
reach in from the east side to these up
rights. Two Of these are now partly in
place.
AS there are nineteen rows OF piers
across the building, there will be thirty
eight trusses in all. two above each row.
meeting at the center. Most of the ma
terial is now on hand and the work will
be rushed. Three derricks are being kept
busy. The building assumes a larger
aspect as each truss goes up. Its height
now shows. The trusses are forty feet
from the foundation at the caves and rise
on a slant to a height of ffty-fve feet at
the center. With the cupalo the building
will be sixty-three feet high. The trusses
will be each twenty-five feet apart and the
total length Of the building is 800 feet.
In the south half an intermediate row Of
piers runs down iengthwise, dividing this
half in two. From these piers rise extra
supports to the trusses. On the north side.
however, the wheel pits take the place Of
these piers. so the trusses will stretch I'M
supported from the outside wall supports
to the center supports, where they Join
their mates from the other side.
Raising Power House Roof.
The roof OF the building Just to the south
or the new shop is being raised three feet.
This is an extensive operation, as the
structure is high and very large. A scat
folding has been built entirely around the
building and the roof raised on Jacks which
are inserted in the walls every few feet
OF the way by ripping out a section of
bricks and running in an extension Of the
scaffolding. The roof has already been
raised part OF the distance. A large force
Of men is at work on the job. 1t was
necessitated by the size Of the machinery
which will be put in the building as the
power house, to which use 1t is to be con-
verified. 1t was formerly the boiler shop.
The huge engines and accompanying ma
chinery demanded more lofty quarters.
An extensive system of water works is to
be laid in the big new shop. Some 5000
feet of piping of different sizes is now on
the ground waiting disposition in this mat
ter. The system will be made complete in
every detail.
AT the site OF the other new building,
the pattern shop, no steel has yet been
raised, but the water tables are being laid
on the foundations and everything will be
ready for the raising of the framework
soon.