Fire River Coaling Plant

Station:	150-ton coaling plant
Subdivision:	Oba
Mileage:	75.08
Location:	Fire River

Date	Event
1943-08-18/1943-09-01	CNR tenders for construction of proposed 150-ton reinforced concrete coaling plant structure at Fire RiverThe Globe and Mail (Toronto), Friday, August 20, 1943, p. 19, c.8

Date	Image	Notes
1944c	Harvey Strath photo/Bruce Franklin collection	Recently erected 150-ton concrete-reinforced coaling plant at Fire River awaiting installation of machinery. The soon to be retired CNOR-era wooden coaling plant can be seen in the background. Wilson-2006, p. 106

Date	Reference	Railway	Subject	Description
Structure
1943-08-14	NAC NMC 051545	C.N.Rys.	150 ton coaling plant.	Sheet No. 1, Dwg. No. C 11272 General layout.
1943-08-14	NAC NMC 096661	C.N.Rys.	150 ton coaling plant.	Sheet No. 2, Dwg. No. C 11273 Concrete details.
				Sheet No. 3, Unknown
1943-08-14	NAC NMC 096660	C.N.Rys.	150 ton coaling plant.	Sheet No. 4, Dwg. No. C 11275 Concrete details. Sash and louvre detail.
				Sheet No. 5, Unknown
1943-08-14	NAC NMC 096659	C.N.Rys.	150 ton coaling plant.	Sheet No. 6, Dwg. No. C 11277 Engine room.
Machinery
1943-08-14	NAC NMC 096658	C.N.Rys.	150 ton coaling plant.	Sheet No. 1, Dwg. No. C 11408 General arrangement of machinery.
1943-08-14	NAC NMC 096662	C.N.Rys.	150 ton coaling plant.	Sheet No. 2, Dwg. No. C 11409 Detail apron feeder frame assembly.
1943-08-14	NAC NMC 096663	C.N.Rys.	150 ton coaling plant.	Sheet No. 3, Dwg. No. C 11410 Headshaft details for vertical and horizontal bucket elevator.
1943-08-14	NAC NMC 096664	C.N.Rys.	150 ton coaling plant.	Sheet No. 4, Dwg. No. C 11411 Apron conveyor details.
1943-08-14	NAC NMC 096665	C.N.Rys.	150 ton coaling plant.	Sheet No. 5, Dwg. No. C 11412 Details of shafting, gears and sprockets for bucket conveyors.
1943-08-14	NAC NMC 096666	C.N.Rys.	150 ton coaling plant.	Sheet No. 6, Dwg. No. C 11413 Details of discharge chute and frame.
1943-08-14	NAC NMC 096657	C.N.Rys.	150 ton coaling plant.	Sheet No. 7, Dwg. No. C 11414 Details of gear guard and chain guards.
1943-08-14	NAC NMC 096656	C.N.Rys.	150 ton coaling plant.	Sheet No. 8, Dwg. No. C 11415 Detail of bevel gear and shear pin bushing hub washers, etc..
				Sheet No. 9, No Drawing
				Sheet No. 10, No Drawing
1943-08-14	NAC NMC 096655	C.N.Rys.	150 ton coaling plant.	Sheet No. 11, Dwg. No. C 11416 Detail of piping for gas engine.
1943-08-14	NAC NMC 096654	C.N.Rys.	150 ton coaling plant.	Sheet No. 12, Dwg. No. C 11417 Detail of seal thrust bearing and belt shifter.
1943-08-14	NAC NMC 096653	C.N.Rys.	150 ton coaling plant.	Sheet No. 12A, Dwg. No. C 11418 Arrangement of bucket guides and detail of drive shaft bearing brackets.
				Sheet No. 13, No Drawing
1943-08-14	NAC NMC 096652	C.N.Rys.	150 ton coaling plant.	Sheet No. 14, Dwg. No. C 11419 Detail of sand spout equipment and flexible coupling.
1943-08-14	NAC NMC 096651	C.N.Rys.	150 ton coaling plant.	Sheet No. 15, Dwg. No. C 11420 Headshaft machinery frame details.