The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-10
LARGEST PLANT OF
KIND IN THE WORLD
Plans Completed for Freight Car Shops the
D., L. and W. Will Erect in KeuSer
Valleu at Cost of S55O.OOO.

| The plans and specifications for what
viii be the largest freight car plant in
! The world have been completed by the
draughtsmen OF the Delaware, Lacka-
| wanna and Western Railroad company,
and The Tribune Is enabled to present
for the first time the official details of
the plant, which will be located along
the Keyscr Valley branch. and west of
John II. Farr's property. at the eN-
trenc end OF Cemetery street in West
Scranton. The approximate cost OF the
plant will be $550,00O
There will be about fifteen buildings
in ALL built of brick, with concrete
foundations and steel roofs. The first
to be erected vii. be q large boiler
house and engine room, with 1900
horsepower plant and a 1000 horse-
power electric lighting plant. The con-
tract for the steel work necessary has
been let. and Burke Bros. have already
begun work on the grading contract.
The power house will be 50X150 feet, the
boiler aud engine rooms being each -
feet long.
The next building to the power house
will be q finished lumber shed. 50x11o
feet, in which will be kept all kinds of
finished lumber. Then comes the wood
working mill, 90X400 feet. Between this
mill and the blacksmith shop will be
erected Il large lavntory, about 25x5O
feet The blacksmith shop will be S0x
300 feet with a machine shop S0xlS0
feet mt right angles and connected at
the end.
Other Buildings.
Just outside the blacksmith! shop will
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ly behind is to he erected coal house
the same size. Next to that there will
be Il storehouse 44X105 feet. two stories
high and II basement with platform
around same. The first floor and base
ment will he occupied by the stores de-
partment, and the second story will be
used for Offices.
This building will have one large
room for The master car builders clerks
and a private Office for Master Car
Builder Garfield, and a draughtins
office. with doors leading to IL hallway
and also to the master car builders
office.
A fire-p proof vault will be built up
through the centre OF the building for
the purpose of storing records and
drawings. There will also be a lecture
room on the second floor, o5x4O feet
Directly III front Of the storehouse will
be the light repair yard. with tracks
for holding 102 cars. This repair yard
will have q series of material sheds,
running directly through the centre OF
it.
Another lavatory is to be located
conveniently to the light repair yard.
Between this yard and the large freight
shop, and directly in front OF the ma
chine shop is to be a depressed track
for the purpose OF unloading materials
to and from the shop.
In front of the mill and machine shop
there are to be two freight shops, 15OX
400 feet each. that will hold forty EIGHT
cars apiece, and a large lavatory be-
tween the two buildings. These freight
shops will each be equipped with one
lifteen-ton electric crane In front OF
the two shops will be located Il freight
pairt shop, G0X400 feet that will hold
thirty ears.
For Weighing Cars.
The scales are to be located on the
tracks leading to the paint shop, so as
to weigh cars before they are painted
There is also a storage yard near by
that Will accommodate 127 cars. This
will be used for storing defective cars
during the day, so as not TO Interfere
with the working of the plant.
One of the principal features of the
plans is the location OF a street 200
feet wide crossing the plant between