. Electric railway journal . Third Avenue Shops and Car House—Reinforced Ceiling,Concrete Floor and Pit in the Car Inspection Quarters row of six columns was taken out and the load is nowborne by 47-ft. 6-in. span trusses running east and that would have been carried on the old columns. Electric Ry. Journal Third Avenue Shops and Car House—Chair and Shims Usedto Connect the Old and the New Trussesin the Car House are carried from the new trusses. The 7-in. columns atthe western end of the new trusses were also replaced by9-in. columns, but the eastern columns were originally 9-in.
. Electric railway journal . Third Avenue Shops and Car House—Reinforced Ceiling,Concrete Floor and Pit in the Car Inspection Quarters row of six columns was taken out and the load is nowborne by 47-ft. 6-in. span trusses running east and that would have been carried on the old columns. Electric Ry. Journal Third Avenue Shops and Car House—Chair and Shims Usedto Connect the Old and the New Trussesin the Car House are carried from the new trusses. The 7-in. columns atthe western end of the new trusses were also replaced by9-in. columns, but the eastern columns were originally 9-in. diameter and were strong enough to be kept in placewithout change. CAR-HOUSE SECOND FLOOR The second floor of the car house is composed of arranged in 29-ft. spans with brick arches. Thespacing of the I-beams is 7 ft. center to center, and thecarrying capacity was figured at no lb. live and dead loadper square foot. This floor originally was used for thestorage and repairs of the old-time light cars, and it wasnecessary to make it strong enough to carry the new 18-toncars. The old beams have been reinforced their fulllength by installing latticed girders 2 ft. 5 in. deep beneaththem. The new trusses were designed to carry the wheelloads and the old trusses to carry the dead
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