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Identifier: americanengineer77newy (find matches)
Title: American engineer and railroad journal
Year: 1893 (1890s)
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Subjects: Railroad engineering Engineering Railroads Railroad cars
Publisher: New York : M.N. Forney
Contributing Library: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
Digitizing Sponsor: Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation

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rge of the machinery and installation, and the un-usual state of efliciency of the new plant, which was practi-cally in full working order in 30 days after it was put intoservice, is largely due to the careful preliminary plans for thereception of the machinery. Mr. John Purcell is superintend-ent of the entire plant at Topeka. Shops of this size need theindividual attention of a specialist in shop administration,and other roads would do well to follow thla example by re-moving such responsibilities from officers who have theirattention fully occupied with the operation of locomotives onthe road. The power-house, electrical distribution, machinery, andoperation of these interesting shops will be subjects of subse-quent articles. Company. The heating system was furnished by the B. F.Sturtevant Company, and the complete electrical equipment,for both lighting and power distribution, was furnished by theGeneral Electric Cowpany, SElTEMnER. 1903. AMERICAN ENGINEER AND RAILROAD JOURNAL. 323
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VANDERBILT 50-TON COKECAR. LACKAWANNA COAL & C<IKK COMTANY. Coke cars are now being built tothe (leBign and under the patents ofMr. Cornelius Vanderljilt, by theSouth Baltimore StPfl Car & Foun-dry Company, for the use of theLackawanna Coal & Coke Company.The accompanying engraving ilius-trates the construction. Length over end sills 41 ft. 0 Id. Length Inside 40 ft. 0 In. Width In.ilde 9 ft. 4 Ins. Width outside of body 9 ft. 11 Ids. Height top of side to top of rail, 12 ft. 6 Ins.Weight. IlEht, estimated .. .37.000 lbs.Capacity, .SO clegs, heap . . . 3,744 cu. ft. Capacity, level 3,295 cu. ft. Capacity, coke, 30 degs. heap. 114,344 lbs.Capacity, coke, level full .. . 100.497 lbs.Weight of coke, averages (cu. ft.). 38.5 lbs. The sides are in the form oftrussed girders, with diagonalbraces of angles. The side sills arefi-in. 8-lb. channels and the centersills 15-in. 33-lb. channels. Six-inchlOMi-lb. channels form the topchords, while the side sills form thebottom chords

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  • bookyear:1893
  • bookdecade:1890
  • bookcentury:1800
  • booksubject:Railroad_engineering
  • booksubject:Engineering
  • booksubject:Railroads
  • booksubject:Railroad_cars
  • bookpublisher:New_York___M_N__Forney
  • bookcontributor:Carnegie_Library_of_Pittsburgh
  • booksponsor:Lyrasis_Members_and_Sloan_Foundation
  • bookleafnumber:338
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