. Railway maintenance engineering, with notes on construction . ble. Mr. A. F. Robinson, bridge engineer of the system,states that he is ^ not in favor of building extremely long turn-tables, that is, long enough to handle our double Mallet SantaFe engine; a table to do this would have to be about 135 ft. indiameter. These can be built and operated successfully; thecost of repair and operation, however, would, in the writersjudgment, be high. * The deck-plate girder type appears to be the most usedwhere the necessary drainage can be obtained from the turn-table pit, but when a shallow pit is r
. Railway maintenance engineering, with notes on construction . ble. Mr. A. F. Robinson, bridge engineer of the system,states that he is ^ not in favor of building extremely long turn-tables, that is, long enough to handle our double Mallet SantaFe engine; a table to do this would have to be about 135 ft. indiameter. These can be built and operated successfully; thecost of repair and operation, however, would, in the writersjudgment, be high. * The deck-plate girder type appears to be the most usedwhere the necessary drainage can be obtained from the turn-table pit, but when a shallow pit is required through-plategirders, or pony trusses, are employed. The advantage of usingthrough tables to raise the bottom of the pit is indicated by * Turntables, Proceedings Am. Ry. Bridge and Building Assn., 1912, SHOPS AND ENGINE HOUSES 277 comparing the Pennsylvania 100-ft. deck turntable in which thedepth from base of rail to top of catch basin is 11 ft. 2 ins. withthe Norfolk and Western 100-ft. through turntable in which thedepth is only 7 ft. 6 A. General View.
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