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THE BUFFALO YARD . aS 1, POWER HOUSE 9. BLACKSMITH SHOP 17. MOLD LOFT 2. STORE ROOM 10. GARAGE 18. FURNACE 3. ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT 11. STORAGE 19. RIGGERS STORAGE 4. GENERAL OFFICE 12. PIPE AND TIN SHOP 20. PUMP HOUSE 5. FOREMAN OFFICE 13. JOINER SHOP 21. ELEC. CABLE STORAGE 6. ELECTRIC SHOP 14, PIPE STORAGE 22. RIGGERS SHED 7. AIR TOOL 15. PAINT SHOP 23. SHEAR LEG HOIST 8. MACHINE SHOP 16. PUNCH AND PLATE SHOP AREA OF PLANT Approximately 11 acres. RAILROAD CONNECTIONS Buffalo Creek Railroad. New York, Chicago & St. Louis (Nickel Plate) SCOLE IN FEET GANSON STREET DRY DOCKS #1 Dock #2 Dock Length at top (Gate at inner Sill) ek ee ee ee 461'-5" 621'- 7" Length at bottom (Gate at in- oe PRODUCTION SHOPS Lathe -- 36" x 24'-0". ner sill) (0 451'-5" 619'- 6 ao : Lathe -- 36" x 30'-0" . "Olen "6" ) ACHINE SHOP : eS ; i Width at top of portal....... = a ie This is an L-shaped building of approximately Lathe ge 52 30 a ae ee Peto of portal 88 i 7500 sq. ft., recently rearranged. Major equipment Planer -- 42" x - x 147-0". Width at top of dock. ....... 84-216" 93'-0" cludes: Boring Mill -- 84". Width at bottom of dock ... . 44'-6" 72'- 944" : Various other lathes, milling machine, drills, Depth of water -- minimum Other shops and service buildings include shapers, keyseaters, boring machine, grinders, ete. over blocks or sill (low water) 14'-1" 15'- 6" Blacksmith, Joiner, Paint, Sheet Metal, and Ware- BERTHING FACILITIES (1) River Front -- Single berthing -- 700 ft. available. CONSTRUCTION FACILITIES Small vessels, barges, tugs, etc. YARD CRANE FACILITIES 1 -- 90-Ton Shear Legs. 1 -- 35-Ton Locomotive Crane. 2 -- 25-Ton Locomotive Cranes. house. An adequate steel stock and general supplies are maintained for ship repairs of all kinds. The Buffalo Yard is one of the oldest on the Great Lakes. One of its functions is to service the large grain fleet which winters in Buffalo. For this purpose a new, self-propelled deck barge having a locomotive-type, 25-ton crane was built and placed in operation in 1955. This vessel, the SERvicE II, has a speed of 8 miles per hour, and is equipped with tools for harbor repair work and a radio telephone for quick dispatch. (2) PirE SHop -- 120'-0" x 60'-0" Threading machines to 8". Pipe cutting, capacity to 6". Miscellaneous tools. (3) Puncu SHop -- 152'-0" x 1137-0". (Mold Loft on second floor) 1 -- 17-Ft. plate rolls. 1 -- 10-Ft. mangle rolls. Punches, slab, and furnace. CONSTRUCTION FACILITIES THE CHICAGO YARD River front is available. One side of #2 Dry Dock is available. CALUMET RIVER YARD CRANE FACILITIES 1 -- 100-Ton stiff leg derrick. 2 -- 65-Ton crawler cranes. 1. GATE HOUSE 1 -- 25-Ton crawler crane. 2. JOINER SHOP 3. POWER PLANT 4. ELECTRIC SHOP PRODUCTION SHOPS 5. MOLD LOFT So, (1) P1pE AND MacHINE SHop -- 160'-0" x 60'-0" % MACHINE AND PIPE SHOP This is a new building with modern equipment So cenbuee and an overhead crane the full length. Major equip- 9. FABRICATING SHOP ment includes: STIFF LEG DERRICK PUMP HOUSE TOOL ROOM 13. PUNCH SHOP 14, PAINT SHOP 15. GENERAL OFFICE S Pipe cut-off and threading machines to 8", hydraulic pipe bender, 4" capacity, lathe -- 42" x 36'-0", lathe -- 36" x 28'-0", several 24" and 18" lathes, planer -- 12'-0" table, two vertical boring machines -- 12'-0" and 4'-0", radial drill, shapers, milling machines, power saw, drill presses, etc. ess Nee DRY DOCKS #1 Dock #2 Dock (2) PuncH SHop -- 300'-0" x 80'-0" Length at top (Gate at inner This building is well equipped for general hull i 546'-0" --727'.0" ee Principal machinery includes: Length at bottom (Gate at in- Plate rolls, mangle rolls, press, punches, shears, AREA OF PLANT ner sil): 0 546'-0" 698'-0" etc Approximately 22 acres. Width at top of portal .__. 70'-2" 88'-0" Width at bottom of portal ___ 50'-6" 77'-6" i rae shops and service Feiss ne a moid loft, electric, paint, joiner, and sheet metal shops, RAILROAD CONNECTIONS Width at top of dock........ _ 100'-6" 106'-3" and a large warehouse and fabricating shop, 360'-0" x Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad. Width at bottom of dock 76-0" 87-6" tee 3, The general office building also contains a : ; oe arge inventory of miscellaneous shipyard supplies. Pennsylvania Railroad. Depth of water--minimum over Several hundred tons of steel plates ae shapes are blocks or sill (low water) 15/-3." 17'-0" maintained for general repairs. BERTHING FACILITIES Chicago has been a repair yard for a number of years. It was thoroughly modernized in 1952. In earlier years many vessels were built here, including the first 600 footers on the Great Lakes, and new construction can easily be resumed as the occasion warrants. (1) River Front--Single berthing--1000 ft. il- able. Draft -- 1860 " me avail (2) Slip -- Single berthing -- 600 ft. available. Draft -- 8'-0" shore side, 14'-0" outer end. 84