The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-01
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entire shop would be in readiness for
operation with the completion Of the
buildings.
Some of the labor and time-saving
machinery at the locomotive shop in.
clude an electrically operated transfer
table of 250 tons capacity travelling the
entire length of the erecting shop
which has twenty-four tracks running
across its width one 150-ton overhead
travelling crane, which is capable of re-
moving the heaviest locomotive from
it's wheels, and two lotion overhead
travelling cranes, all running the full
length of the erecting shop; two 15-tOn
cranes in the machine shop, running Its
full length in 60-day machine bay: q
Cotton crane with a 6O-foot span in the
boiler shop and a cotton crane with a
60-foot span serving the boiler, smith
and flue shops, operating out of doors
. in an S00-foot runway. The crosses
operate from the machine shop into the
smith shop, and from the erecting shop
into the boiler shop.
By means of the transfer table serv-
ing the erecting shed, it will be possible
to place locomotive on any one of the
twenty-four tracks, or to remove it
without disturbing other track.
In the car shop which is approx
mately 600 feet long there are three
longitudinal bays. served by two 10
ton cranes with 35-foot span, and two
Cotton 'anes with 40-foot spans, ali
travelling the entire length of the build
ing.
The or crhead electrically driven trav-
cling cranes will handle all heavy ma
tetiai. and will make it possible to carry
on repai: operations with the greatest
facility.
The uildings are tipped throughout
for ws r., steam and compressed air
and arr wired for electricity, with taps
placed q frequent intervals so that al
will + valuable wherever needed. At
Tie eourns in the erecting shop there
are pie I'd manifolds for the COM
pressed tir service and connections for
portable welding outfits.
opecia. attention has been given to
lighting, so as to increase efficiency of
the men working both day and night
shifts, and care has been taken to pro-
vide the most approved safety devices
to protect the workers from personal
injury.
All machinery is electrically driven,
each machine being equipped with indi-
vidual motor, eliminating all overhead
shafting and making it possible to run
each machine only when needed. Ex-
posed gears are covered and every i'm
proved device has been applied.
The unit system Of heating has been
installed and the ventilation and sani-
taiy arrangements have been worked
oat with attention to every detail.
4 system of fire protection has been
pro~ided which can be made to operate
nd, neadently of the water service
pipes, the equipment for this including
reservoir at 100000 gallons capac
tty.
n he party of officers who will at
tcld 'ht ceremonies with Mr.. Miller
are J. H. Stanfiel, general manager
lines vest of Cincinnati; II. E. Simp
son. general manager, lines east o.
Charlotte; Il. Herman. Fl. III. Laughton
W, Fl. Gatchell and G. ID. Mackey, as
Sistarts to vice president, Washington
r.. IL. Ettenger, consulting mechinica
engiaeer, Washington; George +
Downey. general agent, Washington
Frank johnson. superintendent of mo
tive power. Cincinnati; f. Nj. Sweet
man superintendent of motive power
Charlotte; and the following genera
superintendents II. ii. Vance, Biz
minGham; w. ]. Edwards, Chatta
rooga =. W. Wassum, Macon: Il. G
Falls, s.. Louis: W. G. Hudson, Char
lotte q B. Keister, Knoxville. ant
T. D. lelton. Danville, Va. Severa
div lsinr superintendents and maste
q locvhancs from other parts of the sys
rem will also be on hand