. The Street railway journal . i6-cp lampon two sides of pier above the heaters and below the railbase. All wires are lead-covered, run in ^-in. conduitthrough piers to cast-iron junction boxes in the floor atvarious points where they connect and then run to switchboxes on brick wall of car house above the main to the pits is by steps at each end of each track madewith 3^-in. plate stringers and checker-plate treads. HEATING PLANT Steam for heating the pits, offices and work rooms andfor drying sand is supplied from a boiler plant consistingof two i20-hp boilers which can be used
. The Street railway journal . i6-cp lampon two sides of pier above the heaters and below the railbase. All wires are lead-covered, run in ^-in. conduitthrough piers to cast-iron junction boxes in the floor atvarious points where they connect and then run to switchboxes on brick wall of car house above the main to the pits is by steps at each end of each track madewith 3^-in. plate stringers and checker-plate treads. HEATING PLANT Steam for heating the pits, offices and work rooms andfor drying sand is supplied from a boiler plant consistingof two i20-hp boilers which can be used separately or to-gether, as the severity of the weather demands. All con-densation is returned to the boilers by two pumps located ina pump room 9 ft. below the boiler room floor; fresh wateris also supplied to the boilers through these pumps. Abrick chimney for the boilers is conveniently located, beingoctagon in shape, 3 ft. 6 ins. diameter and 100 ft. high. SE 3 T Hooks for aupporting mx l>5iron built into piers.
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Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1880, booksubjectstreetr, bookyear1884
