. Railway track and track work . i Cellar / Section A-B. i f. Second Floor Plan -Vi-B Kitchen Frst Floor Plan. Fig. 138.—Section House; Canadian Pacific Ry. operating room is reached by an outside stairway, with turns; the room is8 ft. 4 ins. high, and its floor is 12 ft. above the rail. The roof has projectingeaves, and the entire building is sheathed with shingles. Watchmans Cabin.—The cabins for watchmen, gatemen or switchmen maybe square or octagonal. The latter gives the better view, and if two adjacentsides are extended to meet at right angles, the extra space will afford con-venient roo
. Railway track and track work . i Cellar / Section A-B. i f. Second Floor Plan -Vi-B Kitchen Frst Floor Plan. Fig. 138.—Section House; Canadian Pacific Ry. operating room is reached by an outside stairway, with turns; the room is8 ft. 4 ins. high, and its floor is 12 ft. above the rail. The roof has projectingeaves, and the entire building is sheathed with shingles. Watchmans Cabin.—The cabins for watchmen, gatemen or switchmen maybe square or octagonal. The latter gives the better view, and if two adjacentsides are extended to meet at right angles, the extra space will afford con-venient room for a long bench and a berth. The cabin should not be less than6 ft. square or diameter, 1\ ft. high inside, and fitted with a chair, stove andlocker for lamps, etc. There may be a shelter over the sidewalk where the manstands when operating the gates. On the New York Central Ry. the gatemanhas a two-story tower 9 X 9 ft., with a ladder to a trap in the floor of the operatingroom; this is 9£ ft. high, with the floor 12 ft. above the rails. A surface
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