. Electric railway review . /O £^ fiera/ iongiri/c/m/ :5ec//o/! I* -f bxa ,* 3ricf PierAn/tffo/ P/r & rfirou^/1 Co/i/mr. Poughkeepsie Car House—Detail of Pit and Track Supporting Columns. from each direction, the two center tracks crossing each four tracks run the entire length of the building, whilea fifth track occupies the space back of the office of the tracks have pits 79 feet long and a 40-foot pitis also located in front of the paint shop. The weight of the car house is carried by reinforced con-crete girders resting on reinforced concrete piers 16 inchessquare
. Electric railway review . /O £^ fiera/ iongiri/c/m/ :5ec//o/! I* -f bxa ,* 3ricf PierAn/tffo/ P/r & rfirou^/1 Co/i/mr. Poughkeepsie Car House—Detail of Pit and Track Supporting Columns. from each direction, the two center tracks crossing each four tracks run the entire length of the building, whilea fifth track occupies the space back of the office of the tracks have pits 79 feet long and a 40-foot pitis also located in front of the paint shop. The weight of the car house is carried by reinforced con-crete girders resting on reinforced concrete piers 16 inchessquare and the brick side walls left standing from the old columns 12 inches square. The roof beams support a concreteslab 414 inches thick, intercepted by a sufficient number ofskylights to afford good lighting, and protected by a pitch andslag covering. The parapet of the building is 20 feet abovethe street tracks and the is two stories high in front,the upper floor being devoted to private offices and a readingroom. In windows adjacent to other buildings and in the Seiiltmber 14, 190. ELECTRIC RAILWA
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