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CPKC Ogden Building 7

From FireAlarmPedia
System Specifications
FACP: EST QuickStart QS4
FACP Location: Shop South Centre Wall
System Type: Single-Stage Conventional
System Line Voltage: 120VAC
NAC Voltage: 24VFWR (FACP)
24VDC (Booster)
System Coding: Continuous
Strobes Synchronized: N/A
Date of last known Upgrade: 1980s
Most Recent Known Modification: 2010s, Smokes
Year Opened: 1913

CPKC is a North American airline headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. This page will cover Building 7 of the Ogden yards, located at 7550 Ogden Dale Road SE, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The building serves as the main locomotive shop for the Calgary area, and was built in 1913. The fire alarm system was upgraded in the 1980s, with additional upgrades occurring in the 2000s.

System Specifications (1980s-present)

FACP

The building is protected by an EST QuickStart QS4 conventional fire alarm system. The panel is located on the south centre wall of the main shop. The system coding is continuous.

Booster Panels

There is an Edwards BPS10AC booster power supply below the main FACP.

Notification Appliances

All notification appliances but two are Edwards "Adaptatone" 5520D-AW explosionproof horns (set to siren).
The northeast washroom and the main locker room have Edwards 439D-6AWC vibrating bells (6" gong).

Initiating Devices

Pull Stations

All pull stations but one are Edwards 270-SPO conventional single-action pull stations.
There is one Mircom MS-401 conventional single-action pull station as a deficiency replacement.

Automatic Detection Devices

There are System Sensor C2W-BA conventional photoelectric smoke detectors throughout the second floor office area, and in the northwest and southwest washrooms.
There is a System Sensor 5601A conventional 135°F fixed-temperature heat detector in the second floor kitchen.

EOLs

There are Edwards EOL-P1 end of line resistor plates on all circuits.