. Railroad construction, theory and practice; a text-book for the use of students in colleges and technical schools, and a hand-book for the use of engineers in field and office . llel to thecar tracks, giving theframe a longitudinal mo-tion equal to two or threecar lengths, and finallyoperating the raising andtraveling mechanism bypower, the facility forrapidly disposing of heavyarticles of freight is greatlyincreased. Of course onlya very small proportionof freight requires suchhandling, and the businessof a yard must be large orperhaps of a special char-acter to justify and payfor the insta
. Railroad construction, theory and practice; a text-book for the use of students in colleges and technical schools, and a hand-book for the use of engineers in field and office . llel to thecar tracks, giving theframe a longitudinal mo-tion equal to two or threecar lengths, and finallyoperating the raising andtraveling mechanism bypower, the facility forrapidly disposing of heavyarticles of freight is greatlyincreased. Of course onlya very small proportionof freight requires suchhandling, and the businessof a yard must be large orperhaps of a special char-acter to justify and payfor the installation of sucha mechanism. A transfercrane, evidently of thefixed type, is indicated inFig. 165. 384. Engine Yards orTerminals. These shouldbe located so that thereis easy access to both themain line and the variousyards, with the fewestpossible reverse or con-flicting movements. Theyards must contain allthe tracks, buildings,structures, and facilitieswhich are necessary forthe maintenance, care,and storage of locomotivesand for providing them Fie. 167.—Engine Yakd and Shops,Ukbana, III. /ELEVATOR ri^sr -H ifL><! ::i g^. .J^SL PLATFORM ^ELEVATOR 100 B 200 300 feet.
Size: 1358px × 1840px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookauthorwebbwalt, bookcentury1900, bookdecade1920, bookyear1922
