. Electric railway journal . ROCK ISLAND SHOPS—TRUCK SHOP EQUIPPED WITH MONO-RAIL TRAVELING HOISTS Tri-City Railways New Shop A Combined Shop and Carhouse with Exceptionally Complete Equipment Has Been Builtby This Company at Rock Island, 111., Particular Attention Being Given to MinimizingFire Risk by the Use of Reinforced Concrete Construction and Frequent Fire Walls ANEW carhouse and shop building has recentlybeen built by the Tri-City Railway Company toreplace a brick and steel-truss structure that wasdestroyed by fire four years ago. The new building wasconstructed as two separate units,
. Electric railway journal . ROCK ISLAND SHOPS—TRUCK SHOP EQUIPPED WITH MONO-RAIL TRAVELING HOISTS Tri-City Railways New Shop A Combined Shop and Carhouse with Exceptionally Complete Equipment Has Been Builtby This Company at Rock Island, 111., Particular Attention Being Given to MinimizingFire Risk by the Use of Reinforced Concrete Construction and Frequent Fire Walls ANEW carhouse and shop building has recentlybeen built by the Tri-City Railway Company toreplace a brick and steel-truss structure that wasdestroyed by fire four years ago. The new building wasconstructed as two separate units, the first consistingof the four carhouse bays, which were erected on thesite of the fire shortly after it occurred. This work wasbegun in June, 1913, and was completed for car storageand temporary accommodation of some shop equipmentby December of the same year. Construction of thesecond unit was postponed for financial reasons untilAugust, 1916, and this was completed in its details thisspring. All of the design and engin
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