. Baltimore and Ohio employees magazine . TIMBERING AND CONCRETE PLACEDFOR BOTTOM PART OF WALL THE BALTIMORE AND OHIO KMPLOVES MAOAZIXI 21. MOVING TOWER ACROSS MAIN TRACKS moved across the tracks, one of thenecessary moves. The work of changing the ladder trackin the eastbound j^ard was accomphshedwithout any serious yard delaj^s, althouglififty per cent, of the work was done undei-traffic and was far enough advanced bythe fifteenth to have enabled the largeengines to use all but four tracks. The installation of the 100-foot turn-table was probably the most difficultpart of the work. It was ne
. Baltimore and Ohio employees magazine . TIMBERING AND CONCRETE PLACEDFOR BOTTOM PART OF WALL THE BALTIMORE AND OHIO KMPLOVES MAOAZIXI 21. MOVING TOWER ACROSS MAIN TRACKS moved across the tracks, one of thenecessary moves. The work of changing the ladder trackin the eastbound j^ard was accomphshedwithout any serious yard delaj^s, althouglififty per cent, of the work was done undei-traffic and was far enough advanced bythe fifteenth to have enabled the largeengines to use all but four tracks. The installation of the 100-foot turn-table was probably the most difficultpart of the work. It was necessary toexcavate for the new circle wall ten feetbehind the old circle and still keep theroundhouse tracks in service. Thismeant the timbering of twenty-seventracks and the new wall built under-neath, while approximately 1950 yardsof excavation and 350 yards of concretehad to be placed. Picture shows viewmiderneath timbering after concrete wasplaced. In order to accomplish the under-taking in the time alloted, a force of day and night shifts, wasorganized to take care of the concretingand excavating. The excavating wasd
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