Port Series, Issue 7U.S. Government Printing Office, 1948 - Harbors |
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... crane of 50- foot radius , with a 1 5/8 yard bucket , and each can supply bunker coal to ves- sels at the rate of 50 tons per hour . Further details concerning the coal bunkering terminals at Philadelphia are contained in the following ...
... crane of 50- foot radius , with a 1 5/8 yard bucket , and each can supply bunker coal to ves- sels at the rate of 50 tons per hour . Further details concerning the coal bunkering terminals at Philadelphia are contained in the following ...
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... cranes for handling bulk and heavy cargo ; two are equipped for loading coal ; one serves a 2,500,000 - bushel grain elevator owned and operated by the company ; three are used for berthing company floating plant ; one is used in ...
... cranes for handling bulk and heavy cargo ; two are equipped for loading coal ; one serves a 2,500,000 - bushel grain elevator owned and operated by the company ; three are used for berthing company floating plant ; one is used in ...
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... cranes , One 18 - ton steam locomotiva each with 30 - foot reach ; seven ton fixed hand - gear jib cranes , each with 24 - foot reach . RAILWAY CONNECTIONS : Plant trackage connects with Pennsyl- None . vania Railroad ; 3 surface tracks ...
... cranes , One 18 - ton steam locomotiva each with 30 - foot reach ; seven ton fixed hand - gear jib cranes , each with 24 - foot reach . RAILWAY CONNECTIONS : Plant trackage connects with Pennsyl- None . vania Railroad ; 3 surface tracks ...
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... crane described under Ref . None . No. 3 . One 15 - ton Diesel - operated crawler crane , 60 - foot boom . RAILWAY CONNECTIONS : Plant trackage connects with Pennsyl- None . vania Railroad ; one 385 - foot surface track on open pier ...
... crane described under Ref . None . No. 3 . One 15 - ton Diesel - operated crawler crane , 60 - foot boom . RAILWAY CONNECTIONS : Plant trackage connects with Pennsyl- None . vania Railroad ; one 385 - foot surface track on open pier ...
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... crane , with 40 - foot reach over edge of wharf ; 1 electric belt conveyor to elevator at upper end of wharf , where gypsum is loaded into storage silos . RAILWAY CONNECTIONS : None . Reading Railway System serves plant in Tracks in ...
... crane , with 40 - foot reach over edge of wharf ; 1 electric belt conveyor to elevator at upper end of wharf , where gypsum is loaded into storage silos . RAILWAY CONNECTIONS : None . Reading Railway System serves plant in Tracks in ...
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ALLOWABLE LOAD AREA FOR CARGO Atlantic Refining Co available to vessels BERTHING SPACE AVAILABLE bulkhead Camden CAPACITY PER SQUARE CARGO SQ.FT carloads cents per 100 charge city service commodities CONSTRUCTION LENGTH crane DECK ABOVE M.L.W. Delaware River DEPTH OF WATER DOCKS Face feet FIRE PROTECTION FLOORS FT FLOORS HEIGHT HEIGHT BETWEEN FLOORS LIGHTED OR UNLIGHTED LOAD PER SQ LOCATION ON WATER Lower side feet Lower side Upper MECHANICAL HANDLING FACILITIES North NUMBER OF FLOORS NUMBER ON MAP Open pier Pennsylvania Railroad Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines percent petroleum piles with timber PORT Philadelphia Port Richmond RAILWAY CONNECTIONS rates Reading Co Reading Company REFERENCE NUMBER Schuylkill River short tons side Upper side solid fill South Wharves SQUARE FOOT LBS steel stevedore Street surface track Terminal timber crib Timber piles tons TOTAL FLOOR AREA TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION UNLIGHTED MECHANICAL HANDLING Upper side feet Warehouse WATER FRONT WIDTH OF APRON York Shipbuilding Corporation
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Page 266 - A vessel of 150 feet or upwards in length, when at anchor, shall carry in the forward part of the vessel, at a height of not less than 20 and not exceeding 40 feet above the hull, one such light, and at or near the stern of the vessel, and at such a height that it shall be not less than 15 feet lower than the forward light, another such light.
Page 266 - A vessel under one hundred and fifty feet in length when at anchor shall carry forward, where it can best be seen, but at a height not exceeding twenty feet above the hull, a white light, in a lantern so constructed as to show a clear, uniform, and unbroken light visible all around the horizon at a distance of at least one mile.
Page 265 - ... shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof before any court of competent jurisdiction shall be punished by a fine...
Page 266 - Rule for vessels which are moored or at anchor. Vessels of more than 300 gross tons propelled by machinery when moored or anchored in a fairway or channel where traffic is liable to congestion or confusion shall display between sunrise and sunset on the forward part of the vessel where it can best be observed from other vessels one black ball or shape not less than 2 feet in diameter.
Page 10 - ... and open the draw to its full extent for the passage of the vessel or other craft: Provided, That the draw of a railroad bridge need not be opened when there is a train in the bridge block approaching the bridge with the intention of crossing, nor within 5 minutes of the known time of passage of a scheduled passenger, mail, or express train; but in no event, except in case of breakdown of the operating machinery, shall the opening of the draw be delayed more than 5 minutes in the case of a highway...
Page 367 - Any carrier or party liable on account of loss of or damage to any of said property shall have the full benefit of any insurance that may have been effected upon or on account of said property, so far as this shall not avoid the policies or contracts of insurance: Provided, That the carrier reimburse the claimant for the premium paid thereon.
Page vii - Colonel, Corps of Engineers, Resident Member of the Board. [First endorsement] OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, Washington, DC, July 15, 194-1.
Page 268 - In loading explosives shall be such that the velocity of the packages sliding will not be great enough to cause violent shock when coming in contact with other packages on the chute, or when reaching the bottom of the chute.
Page 269 - A broken box of high explosives that cannot be recoopered should be reinforced by stout wrapping paper and twine, placed in another strong box and surrounded by dry, fine sawdust or dry and clean cotton waste or elastic wads made from dry newspapers.
Page 10 - ... approaches it with the intention of passing through the draw, the signal for the draw to be opened shall be three blasts of a whistle or horn blown on the vessel or craft. If the...