. Railroad structures and estimates . a ;tw«« 1 O O^ o 2h CO 496 LOCOMOTIVE TERMINALS. The turntable should be from 500 to 600 ft. at least fromthe coal chutes to allow for engines standing after takingcoal. The typical layout suggested by the A. R. E. Assoc, , cover the features involved, which will necessarily be modi-fied to suit the location, the shape and size of ground site, etc.,where such are fixed. A modified layout of a terminal in a congested area is 236, which illustrates the track and facihties provided atDecatur, 111., on the Wabash, where approximately one hund
. Railroad structures and estimates . a ;tw«« 1 O O^ o 2h CO 496 LOCOMOTIVE TERMINALS. The turntable should be from 500 to 600 ft. at least fromthe coal chutes to allow for engines standing after takingcoal. The typical layout suggested by the A. R. E. Assoc, , cover the features involved, which will necessarily be modi-fied to suit the location, the shape and size of ground site, etc.,where such are fixed. A modified layout of a terminal in a congested area is 236, which illustrates the track and facihties provided atDecatur, 111., on the Wabash, where approximately one hundredengines are handled per Fig. 236. Layout Engine Terminal, Decatur, 111. The Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Ry. terminal at AirLine Jet., Ohio, is shown, Fig. 237. The layout comprises twoengine houses, a power house, machine and blacksmith shop,and other buildings conveniently grouped. The twenty-sevenstall house is for freight engines and the thirteen-stall house forthe mallet pusher locomotives. Both houses are provided witha 90-ft. turntable. LOCOMOTIVE TERMINALS. 497 ra O a t^ (V) O in o A o d a .2 § E q •8 « 0) ^ PhO[x,«WOBwhOWO< 3:^-J
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