. Electric railway journal . SPRINGFIELD SHOPS—VERTICAL SECTION OF OIL ROOM. SPRINGFIELD SHOPS—PLAN OF STOREROOM AND IMMEDIATE VICINITY particularly around carhouses. It insures long wearlife and, being of standard T-rail construction, is notextremely expensive. The special work was furnishedby the Indianapolis Switch & Frog Company, Spring-field, Ohio. The trolley wire construction over this special workis supported from cross cables to provide a completelyclear entrance way. These cables are carried on veryheavy tubular steel poles and span the entire twelvetracks. The overhead construction
. Electric railway journal . SPRINGFIELD SHOPS—VERTICAL SECTION OF OIL ROOM. SPRINGFIELD SHOPS—PLAN OF STOREROOM AND IMMEDIATE VICINITY particularly around carhouses. It insures long wearlife and, being of standard T-rail construction, is notextremely expensive. The special work was furnishedby the Indianapolis Switch & Frog Company, Spring-field, Ohio. The trolley wire construction over this special workis supported from cross cables to provide a completelyclear entrance way. These cables are carried on veryheavy tubular steel poles and span the entire twelvetracks. The overhead construction is rendered adjust-able by a liberal use of turnbuckles. Heating and Ventilating Plant The boiler plant has been designed with special ref-erence to convenience in handling fuel and ashes. It islocated in a 20-ft. x 23-ft. building and the boiler flooris 12 ft. below the carhouse floor level. Adjacent to itis a coal storage pocket with its top on ground level. located on the pit floor under the runways and pro-vided with side openings at frequent intervals. Thewarm
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