English: "Substitution of Electric Motors for Belts and Shafting, and Introduction of Electric Overhead Cranes, Baldwin Wheel Shops." The cranes were built by William Sellers & Co. for Baldwin Locomotive Works.

Identifier: locomotiveengine07hill (find matches)
Title: Locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock
Year: 1890s
Authors: Hill, John A. (John Alexander), 1858-1916 Sinclair, Angus, 1841-1919
Subjects: Railroads Locomotives
Publisher: New York : A. Sinclair, J.A. Hill (etc.)
Contributing Library: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
Digitizing Sponsor: Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation

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n stand some share of it—dont tpromise to restore the wages when li and towards one end of the bridge. All of danger from the load and n the movements can be made simulta- very accessible,neously at maximum or varying speeds or The crane in t independently, at the will of the operator, is of lo tons cai . Ihe load is always automatically sus- hoisting the full load at lo feet per minute ney kept after the voundhouse force with pickup? lained ; it is therefore never a source of or two tons at 40 feet per minute, rack the a sharp stick and was just about ke^;ping -Have you got any n anxiety to the operator. The rates of full load at 35 feet per minute, and rotate his head level, when the company ordered showin as how the company divided up travel are us follows ; one complete revolution per minute. The the shop force reduced twenty per cent.— with Longitudinal, 100 and soo feet per crane beyond it. and also the one shown Skeeveis asked for his run again. uprin the ground Theo ; pncc
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It will be seen that the trolley or carnagiIS carried entirely within the bridge, whiclarrangement permits both bridge to be tied together luuu ni. .5 feet pel per minute, and rotate at one revolutionper minute. These cranes also have theautomatic re mining device to hold the loadat all points, and all movements can bemade simultaneously at maximum or vary-ing speeds, or independently, at the will of ing a compound An Object Lesaon ( Skinney thought great gubsof thmk, lieconcluded to shame the runners into doingsomething. Jim Loflus. said be. youdont want the reputation of running asexpensive as Crazy Horse Mays. Now. lookhere; last month your running repairs werehigher than Hays and almost double whatthey were the same month last year, Nowyouve reported a sel-scruw put in front endof your main rod; a machinist will chargeup au hour on the ■ 318 for Ihat. Why dontyou go into the back shop and get a set-screw and put it in yourself, like you used the socialist co-oboradivi ■■ Rig

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