The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-11-28
Railroad Plans Shops to Be
Located on the Border Of
the Hackensack Meadows
DESCRIPTION OF BUILDING.
THIS IMPROVEMENT is ONE OF
THE LARGEST LATELY UNDER
TAKEN BY THE D.. Z. q W.
Special to .The Jersey city News.",

oAuAS q 1oA Sc 0h ca VI SAVlAN ,iVSalS0 tAs
the border Of the Hackensack Meadows
at this place, the Lacka wanna Railroad
Company is making one Of the MOST inn
portant and extensive improvements
since the new administration assumed
the management Of the corporation four
years ago the rebuilding of their coach
and locomotive shops that will give en-
ployment to $500 hands two years
hence.
The work Of rebuilding began with the
paint shop on June 20, 1904, and since
that date all the several mammoth struc-
tures have been started simultaneously,
50 that none is as vet completed.
One Of the most vexing problems has
been the clearing Of the rough, hilly land
for the site of the several buildings, and
the excavations necessary have been a
feature of the great enterprise. The
last of this work is now nearly complet-
ed on plot Of hillside containing about
an acre bordering on Meadow road, and
will be the site Of freight and storage
buildings. A. train OF the King Lawson
dump cars is used in the removal of all
dirt and rocks under the direct supervis-
ion of H. G. Dutton. The work on this
particular section was begun on Decem-
Der 1 last. The cars are backed upon
siding near the mammoth steam shovel,
operated by Ralph Young, each dipper
having "a capacity OF three years and
loaded in a few minutes.
Up to the present time all the output
has been deposited in the neighborhoods
of Delawanna and Hoboken for flling-in
purposes and the erection Of d new sid
ing near the new Leslie brass works for
the company's use. It would require
thirty-fye men forty minutes to unload
the five cars, whereas with the new pat
ent dump cars each load is dumped and
back in Its place for reloa adment in thirty
seconds, requiring only one attendant
Rocks weighing half q ton are as easily
disposed of as small particles. The car
is operated by air pressure taken from
the air brake system the air for operat-
ing being stored in reservoir fitted with
check valves, which prevent the reduc-
tion of train line pressure while the car
is dumping its load. Each car has a ca
pacity Of eighteen cubic yards Of dirt
and rock. Since April there has been
removed an average Of 16,50O cubic
yards of dirt each month that has proved
invaluable for flling-in purposes.
The main building, as to size, desig-
mated as tie coach and paint shop, ITO
feet wide and 600 feet long, with an T.,
so feet by 26S feet at the paint shop
end, is the largest Of the plant. and its
construction is 50 far completed that by
the end Of next month 800 mechanics
will be transferred here from the Dover
shops to begin active operations. This
building has truck shop across one
end, in which car trucks will be over
hauled and repaired. An electric crane,
travelling the whole length OF the depart
ment, win be used for the handling of
trucks and the crane runway win be
strongly supported by heavy columns
imbedded in the walls.
One of the interesting buildings will be
| the locomotive shop, with dimensions of
126 feet wide and COS feet long, and is
next in size to the main building, and
| will be separated from the former struc-
ture by a space 130 feet wide, in which
70x752-foot electric transfer table will
be operated for the use of both buildings.
| The paint and coach shop annex, to be
20 feet wide and 800 feet long in plan,
win beb divided into varnish-room, a
washroom, upholstery department and
cabinet shop. The dividing walls will
be of absolutely fre-proof construction
and the openings in them fitted with fre-
proof doors. All the paraphernalia re
quisite for the uphoistering Of cars will