. Electric railway journal . d in the shortest possible time andwithout placing cumbersome rubbish-gathering binsthroughout the building. For this purpose the companybuilt a sand house where the sand brought from the dryingplant in hopper-bottomed cars is dumped and then raisedby a motor-driven bucket elevator to a Robins belt con-veyor which distributes its load throughout the sand-handling panel extending across the rear of the panel is 16 ft. wide and is lighted by means of steel-sash windows in the rear wall. Outlets from the bottomof the sand storage are provided at the part
. Electric railway journal . d in the shortest possible time andwithout placing cumbersome rubbish-gathering binsthroughout the building. For this purpose the companybuilt a sand house where the sand brought from the dryingplant in hopper-bottomed cars is dumped and then raisedby a motor-driven bucket elevator to a Robins belt con-veyor which distributes its load throughout the sand-handling panel extending across the rear of the panel is 16 ft. wide and is lighted by means of steel-sash windows in the rear wall. Outlets from the bottomof the sand storage are provided at the partition wallswith a supply pipe for each side of the partition. Toobtain sand, it is necessary only to raise the weightedvalve, as illustrated, and the sand receptacle will be filledalmost instantly. The fireproof construction of this carhouse, its divisioninto sections storing a maximum of thirty-nine cars, and thepossibility of taking cars out in either direction, madesprinklers and standpipes appear a needless expense. Such. Luzerne Carhouse—Unloading Platform of Stock Building small fires as may occur will be cared for by means ofWaggoner fire pails with non-freezing mixture and Elec-trene dwarf-type fire extinguishers. An alarm gong sys-tem has also been provided for calling the fire-fightingcorps. UTILITY BUILDINGS The utility buildings, except the boiler house, are ofhollow-tile and steel construction, the latter being made ofhollow blocks and a cement tile roof on steel trusses. Inthe stock building extensive use is made of steel-framedwire-glass sash and other fireproof fixtures. This one-story building is located directly behind the repair bay ofthe carhouse, and it is furnished with a platform on whichsupplies are delivered from cars. The basement now con-tains an air compressor, the warm-water pump previouslymentioned and Darby individual ventilated lockers for theshop employees. These lockers have a sloped top so thatthey cannot be used as racks or for packages. Th
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