Apr. 21: In Coney Island shops of Brooklyn-Manhattan transit lines car trucks are brought in on dismantling track and go out on assembling tracks; between and perpendicular to those tracks are eight bays used for inspection and repair; stripping of trucks is done rapidly; individual parts are brought back to standard dimensions; assembling is done on stands. May 5: In intermediate truck-repair section of shops repaired trucks are substituted immediately for those removed so that cars are not withheld from service; facilities and methods used make it possible to carry on truck-repair work continuously and to organize shop forces along most effective lines; track over which cars come in has electric drop-pit table; attention given to labor-saving tools so that many of operations may be performed by single man. May 19: For efficient maintenance of wheel, gear, and axle parts, most modern machine tools have been installed; careful grouping of machines eliminates rehandling; wheel and axle department occupies section of shop 60 × 200 ft. June: Motor overhauling; all motors are of box-frame type; two general types of armature trucks are used; motor-frame overhauling is done on stands. (See also - vol. 72, nos. 7 Aug. 18, 1928, pp. 258-262; Elec. Ry. Jl., vol. 71, nos. 16, 18, 20 and 24, Apr. 21, May 5 and 19 and June 16, 1928, pp. 653-657, 719-734, 805-812 and 972-977, 74 figs.; Elec. Traction, vol. 24, no. 1, Jan. 1928, pp. 23-24, 2 figs.; and Am. Mach., vol. 69, no. 15, Oct. 11, 1928, pp. 565-569, 10 figs.)


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    Title :

    Truck overhauling systematized in Brooklyn


    Additional title:

    Elec. Ry. Jl


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    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1928


    Size :

    5 pages


    Remarks:

    21 Figs.


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




    Truck overhauling systematized in Brooklyn

    Squier, C.W. | Engineering Index Backfile | 1928


    Truck overhauling systematized in Brooklyn

    Squier, C.W. | Engineering Index Backfile | 1928


    Truck overhauling systematized in Brooklyn

    Squier, C.W. | Engineering Index Backfile | 1928


    Truck overhauling systematized in Brooklyn

    Squier, C.W. | Engineering Index Backfile | 1928


    Truck overhauling systematized in Brooklyn

    Squier, C.W. | Engineering Index Backfile | 1928