Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, vol. LXVIII, Sept. 1910 - The Site of the Terminal Station. Paper No. 1157 by George C. Clarke
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One 10 by 6 by 10-in., Worthington, steam, plunger pump. Three horizontal boilers of the locomotive type, each of 125 h.p. (_b_).--_Repair Shops._--The repair shops, which included blacksmith, machine and carpenter shops, were located on the first floor of a 40 by 70-ft. two-story frame structure, which was in the pit on the north side of 31st Street, 48 ft. east of Ninth Avenue. The second floor was on the street level, and was used as a storehouse for hand-tools and small plant. The blacksmith shop contained: Four forges with hand blowers, four anvils, and hand-tools. The machine shop contained: One drill press, one shaper (14-in. stroke), one 18-in. swing lathe, and one 6-in. bed lathe. The carpenter shop contained: One circular saw, one wood lathe, and hand-tools. The plant in both machine and carpenter shops was operated by one 7½-h.p. General Electric motor, the current for which was obtained from the Edison Electric Heat, Light, and Power Company. [Illustration: Plate LVI. Material Trestle Showing First Chutes in Operation; and Views of East and West Pits at Terminal Site Fig. 1.--Material Trestle, Showing First Chutes in Operation. |
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