. Building and repairing railways ... : Forming one of the series of the volumes comprised in the Revised and enlarged edition of The science of railways, . \o --f o wo o M o STANDABBS OF CONSTRUCTION, 307 rail and making them of vitrified brick; however,very good results have been secured with smalllimestone screenings; they pack hard and wearwell and can be cheaply repaired. Fig. 192 illustrates a stock pen used by a acAi,e Houat. RE CEiV INC> s ELS. Fig. 192. PLAN OP STOCK YARD. Note—Where stock pens are built on an extensive scale (as at pointswhere large shipments are made), the alleyw
. Building and repairing railways ... : Forming one of the series of the volumes comprised in the Revised and enlarged edition of The science of railways, . \o --f o wo o M o STANDABBS OF CONSTRUCTION, 307 rail and making them of vitrified brick; however,very good results have been secured with smalllimestone screenings; they pack hard and wearwell and can be cheaply repaired. Fig. 192 illustrates a stock pen used by a acAi,e Houat. RE CEiV INC> s ELS. Fig. 192. PLAN OP STOCK YARD. Note—Where stock pens are built on an extensive scale (as at pointswhere large shipments are made), the alleyway should be 12 feet wide, so thatteams can be driven through with loads of hay, and the feed be distributedin the receiving or feeding pens. country stock buyer; provision is made for re-ceiving pens, feeding pens with sheds and load-ing pens ; the addition of the second runway Benables two cars to be loaded at one time. Thisplan can be varied to suit the volume of business;where range cattle are to be shipped it will benecessary to add a fence C. D. to enable theherders to get the cattle into the pens. K)S BUILDING AND EEPAIMING RAILWAYS. IP V ^-^. / P
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