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AUXILIARY BUILDINGS AND SHOPS<br />
U.S. STEEL DUQUESNE WORKS<br />
HAER No. PA-115<br />
(Page 249)<br />
Historic Name: U.S.S. Corporation, Duquesne Works, Auxiliary<br />
Buildings and Shops<br />
Present Name: U.S.X. Corporation, Duquesne Works, Auxiliary<br />
Buildings and Shops<br />
Location: Duquesne Works<br />
Construction: varied<br />
Documentation: Photographs of the Auxiliary Buildings and Shops<br />
located in HAER No. PA-115-F.<br />
DESCRIPTIONS AND HISTORIES<br />
I. Locomotive Repair Shop: Laid out on a north-south axis, the<br />
two story, 119'-6" long x 72'-l" wide Locomotive Repair Shop is<br />
located 40' east of the 21-inch Mill Inspection Building at the<br />
northern end of the upper works. Constructed on a concrete<br />
foundation with a concrete floor by the American Bridge Company,<br />
the steel-framed building is covered with corrugated metal. Its<br />
gable roof and monitor is supported by combination wooden Pratt<br />
trusses and steel tie rods. Located inside of the building are<br />
four repair pits, each approximately 100' long x 4 1 wide x 7'<br />
deep, which run parallel to each other. They were used to<br />
provide repair access to the underside of company owned<br />
locomotives. Access to the two repair pits on the eastern side<br />
of the building is provided by a pair of standard gage railroad<br />
tracks which run through an opening in the northern wall of the<br />
building. Access to the repair pits on the western side of the<br />
building is provided by a pair of standard gage railroad tracks<br />
which run through an opening in the southern wall of the<br />
building. The building also contains a tool room and a small<br />
office, both of which are located in its northwest corner.<br />
Located along the building's eastern wall is a turret lathe<br />
and a U.S. Electrical Co. grinder. A smaller turret lathe is<br />
located along the western wall of the building and a Hammond<br />
Machinery grinder is located along the northern wall.<br />
Construction date: ca. 1900.<br />
II. Boiler Shop: Located just east of the Locomotive Repair<br />
Shop, the two story, 114' long x 70' wide Boiler Shop is laid out<br />
on a north-south axis. The steel-framed, corrugated metal<br />
building was constructed on a concrete foundation by the American<br />
Bridge Company. Its gable roof and monitor are supported by<br />
Pratt trusses. A 5-ton E.O.T. crane runs the length of the<br />
building. Once utilized for the fabrication of steel plate<br />
forms, the inside of the Boiler Shop was completely gutted at the<br />
time of the HAER inventory.<br />
Construction date: ca. 1910.