. The New York passenger terminal of the Pennsylvania Railroad : (under construction) : brief description of the main features of the engineering work . Duct Work (J p p i:) s i t e the T h i r t >• - f i r s t St r e e t S e r \- i c e B n i 1 d i n i^D n r i n j< Construction. K X c a \- I i o n a n d T f m p o r a r y 8 u p p o r t s f o r X i n t h A venue a n dIS 1 e \ a t e d Railroad During C o n s t r n c t i () n T THE SERVICE WORK HE magnitude of the encrineerino- work entailedby heating, lighting, elevator, plumbing and otherservice requirements can only be appreciated whe
. The New York passenger terminal of the Pennsylvania Railroad : (under construction) : brief description of the main features of the engineering work . Duct Work (J p p i:) s i t e the T h i r t >• - f i r s t St r e e t S e r \- i c e B n i 1 d i n i^D n r i n j< Construction. K X c a \- I i o n a n d T f m p o r a r y 8 u p p o r t s f o r X i n t h A venue a n dIS 1 e \ a t e d Railroad During C o n s t r n c t i () n T THE SERVICE WORK HE magnitude of the encrineerino- work entailedby heating, lighting, elevator, plumbing and otherservice requirements can only be appreciated when it isremembered that the station building spreads out overeight acres and the waiting room alone is of areaenougrh and height enouoh to take in the entire NewYork City Hall. The lifts for all purposes are spread over an areaof ten acres, and the distribution piping system forhydraulic power is an extensive gridiron of pipes oflarge size. The lighting requirements are quite large andinvolve a great many unusual problems. To plan everydetail of heating ducts, ventilating flues, pipes forplumbing, fire service, hot and cold water, and forwiring space for all purposes, and to arrange the steeland walls to give required spaces has been an enormousproblem. The drainage and pumping
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