. The Street railway journal . ilding which connects with the machineshop, paint shop, woodworking shop andpower house in the rear. The dimensions ofthe machine shop building are 60 ft. x 176 ft.,and the construction is similar to that of thecar house. It has four tracks, with pits thefull length. The rear of the building is par-titioned off for a blacksmith shop, a store room,electrical repair shop and office of the mastermechanic and purchasing agent. Up-stairs isthe office of the superintendent and the engi-neering department of the road. In the base-ment is a wash room for the men, with tu
. The Street railway journal . ilding which connects with the machineshop, paint shop, woodworking shop andpower house in the rear. The dimensions ofthe machine shop building are 60 ft. x 176 ft.,and the construction is similar to that of thecar house. It has four tracks, with pits thefull length. The rear of the building is par-titioned off for a blacksmith shop, a store room,electrical repair shop and office of the mastermechanic and purchasing agent. Up-stairs isthe office of the superintendent and the engi-neering department of the road. In the base-ment is a wash room for the men, with tubsand shower baths. To the rear of the machineshop are the paint and woodworking shops,which are each 50 ft. x 110 ft., divided in the center by a fire-brick wall. There are three tracks in each section, and thebuilding is made accessible by a transfer table connecting with Scale 100 £eet=I inch THORNTON ST. Private Improved Property • 1 ire plug Car Hous^. 8 Tracks 2 50- I O T- 1- ire Ilu^ 11TH. ST. Licking River Bridge Co. PLAN OF GROUNDS AND BUILDINGS OWNED BY RAILWAY AT NEWPORT, KY. the company. There is a fireproof oil room on one side of the the tracks at the alley at the side. The machine shop has a building and a lavatory and a bath room for the men. This is good equipment of tools, including an engine lathe for turning supplied with hot and cold water, and there are both tubs and axles, wheel lathe, boring mill, wheel press, lathes, etc. shower baths. All the plumbing is first class, and the place is The company is receiving a lot of twenty single-truck cars, 1048 STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. [Vol. XXII. No. 25. designed for both summer and winter service. They are theSt. Louis Car Companys semi-convertible type, and are 31 all, 21-ft. body and 8 ft. wide. The bottom framing has a
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