Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-02-20
RUTLAND RAILROAD SHOPS.
Plans Being Pushed For the Plant
in Rutland.
Large Number Of Buildings Proposed
Employment Provided For Several
Hundred Men--Outline Of the
Work Contemplated.

In spite of the fact that the purchase Of
the Canada Atlantic was expected to rem
Ger necessary a change In the plans for
tie Rutland railroad machine shops, the
Rutland Heralds statement would indi-
cate that preparations are progressing to
s marked degree for the erection Of shops
there. IT, said yesterday:
1t Is now definitely settled that tho
machine shops of the Rutland railroad
company will remain in Rutland and be
30 increased in capacity that they can do
The repairing for the entire system. The
general offices will also be located in this
tity. Some weeks ago DR.. w. Seward Webb
stated to a committee Of citizens that If by
February 10th 200 were depo sited to the
credit of tho Rutland road the machine
shops for the systom would be established
here. This condition was compiled with
and the names CT many of our citizens are
ar guaranty for this amount. 1t Is now
proposed to ask the city to assume the
as, Co and the voters will be asked to pass
Judgment upon this proposition ut the
Narch election. If the vote Is favorable,
the Legislature will be asked to lcgalize
the transaction.
The Rutland road has placed an order
for $4,000 worth of machinery to equip the
machine shop, which will cost about S225, :
900, and will employ over 200 men. The
plans are in such an advanced state that
ground will be broken as soon as the
weather will permit.
The Herald gives a description of the
various buildings, in part as follows:
The repair shops will he located OIL the
west side of the Rutland railroad yards.
They will be substantially built of brick
and will be fitted with the most modern
machinery throughout.
The shops will be lighted Throughout.
ty electricity ond heated by steam. They
VIII cost S22j00 and when finished will fur
nish work for several hundred additional
men. All the locomotive and car repair
work of the system will be done
fere. The capacity Of the car shops will
he sufficient to keep about 5000 cars in re-
lair
The plans for the shops have been made
and practically adopted. According to
these plans the large machine shops, 10
~ 30 feet in dimensions, will be located
At the south end of the ether shops, about
opposite the cciner of franklin and Fur
mace streets. The shops will have ca
paclty Of y engines and will be able to
turn out yearly 100 engines with heavy
reIairs. The erecting room will be at the
north end of the machine SPACE in the
shops
boiler house so by 50 feet will be built
on the west end Of the shops, and adjoin-
ing 1t the engine, dynamo and air COM
pressor room 65 by so feet in dime nsions.
A"O cheiHe VIII ne ooU morse power. "A
mammoth dynamo will furnish the cleo
irlcity for the plant.
North OF the machine shops, on the other
side OF IL court 30 by go feet in dimensions,
VIII be located the blacksmith shops, 10 by
20 feet in dimensions. There will be IA
boiler shop at the east end of the black
smith shops and east OF the boiler shop will
probably be the storehouse. two stories
nigh and ~ by 70 feet in dimensions.
North OF this string of bJlildinRa IL n he
"a court % feet wide and then the freight
car repair shops, rs by 800 feet In dimen-
tlons. These shops will contain IA tracks
and will be capable of accommodating 2s
freight cars at one time.
on the north side of the shops a transfer
table 10 feet long will be fixed over a pit
so Ieet long and used to place the cars in
ana out of the shops. The table will be
operated by electricity
Just north OF the pit and table are to he
the passenger car repair shops, 200 by 100
feet in dimensions. They will contain nine
tracks and will accommodate nine cars at
one time. There will also be a gallery in
the shops for the upholstering and similar
rooms. At the north end will be paint
shops 80 by 70 feet in dimensions. con-
tanning three tracks and having a capacity
for the painting and vanishing of nine
cars at one time
The varnish room, 70 by 40 feet, will be
III tilt east tIlu Oh the paint SHOPS the
stock room, 90 by 40 feet. just north of that
and the plating. lacquer and polishing
room. % by 70 feet, just north of the stock
room.
West of the passenger car repair and
paint shops will be a planning MILL two
stories high and 200 by rs feet in dimen-
sions. About 80 feet north of this mill will
be A kiln for drying lumber. The proper
tons of the kiln will be 40 by 70 feet, and
the property north of it as far as Pine
street will be used as n lumber yard.
The boiler house of the planning mill will
be 80 by IS feet in size. The tracks will be
so arranged as regards the boiler houses
that coal and other fuel can readily be
dumped from the cars into the place from
which it will be used. There will also be
tracks through the shops so engines and
tenders can be run into the various de-
partments for repairs.
new office building will DO erected,
probably between the machine shops and
the new roundhouse, and will be used for
the shop Offices.