. Railroad structures and estimates . No. 24 Gauge Galvd Corrugated Iron(Birmijigham Gauge) I 1 j J—SCedar Posts 128loDg •—!—i--i-3 z 4 Anchor 2 U lons-j ■~lr_r BACK El-EVATION. R3x4Raa 8 dia. oedar pcgtlli 8loDg 3 X 4KaU j Li^3 Anchor 3 0 long EARTH SECTION Fig. 93. Picket Fence. Snow Sheds. — Snow sheds are erected principally to pro-tect the track from snow slides, and are designed to suit thevarying conditions for each particular locality. Level fall sheds are also built where excessive heavy falls ofsnow are frequent. What might be termed a typical shed, Fig. 94, built withcedar crib
. Railroad structures and estimates . No. 24 Gauge Galvd Corrugated Iron(Birmijigham Gauge) I 1 j J—SCedar Posts 128loDg •—!—i--i-3 z 4 Anchor 2 U lons-j ■~lr_r BACK El-EVATION. R3x4Raa 8 dia. oedar pcgtlli 8loDg 3 X 4KaU j Li^3 Anchor 3 0 long EARTH SECTION Fig. 93. Picket Fence. Snow Sheds. — Snow sheds are erected principally to pro-tect the track from snow slides, and are designed to suit thevarying conditions for each particular locality. Level fall sheds are also built where excessive heavy falls ofsnow are frequent. What might be termed a typical shed, Fig. 94, built withcedar crib on the inside to retain the earth, and rock backingfrom the original slope line, with roof over track, and trestlebent supports on the outside. The width of roadbed is madesufficient to take summer and winter tracks. The bents on theoutside are spaced 4 to 8 ft. apart and sheathed with plank 2 to4 in. thick, depending upon the span. Approximate cost, $45 to $80 per lineal foot of shed complete. A galler}^ shed (Fig. 95) is built with round or square timbersin trestle fashion to carry slide protection back to slope, and theroof over the track. The gallery bents are buil
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