. Electric railway journal . -Cux. ^MasJuu g_Lljuldiij g -. MILWAUKEE CARHOUSE AND STATION—GENERAL LAYOUT OF CAR STORAGE YARD, SHOWING GENERAL REPAIR BUILDING, TRAINMENS BUILDING AND SUBSTATION 692 ELECTRIC RAILWAY JOURNAL [Vol. XLIX, No. 15 pit tracks are for the major portion of the open-typeconstruction. They are carried on short steel columnswith a 2-ft. open either side of each track,which gives workmen a better advantage in working ontrucks. A 4-in. slab of reinforced concrete betweentracks is carried on 6-in. I-beams, which are supportedbetween the track columns. As the rail us
. Electric railway journal . -Cux. ^MasJuu g_Lljuldiij g -. MILWAUKEE CARHOUSE AND STATION—GENERAL LAYOUT OF CAR STORAGE YARD, SHOWING GENERAL REPAIR BUILDING, TRAINMENS BUILDING AND SUBSTATION 692 ELECTRIC RAILWAY JOURNAL [Vol. XLIX, No. 15 pit tracks are for the major portion of the open-typeconstruction. They are carried on short steel columnswith a 2-ft. open either side of each track,which gives workmen a better advantage in working ontrucks. A 4-in. slab of reinforced concrete betweentracks is carried on 6-in. I-beams, which are supportedbetween the track columns. As the rail used in the car-house is all 7-in. 95-lb. T-rail, this brings the walk be-tween tracks 3 in. below the level of the rail top. Thefloor of the carhouse at entrances and at points other the property and number of cars to be handled,is clearly shown in the drawing. Trainmens Building This At the near corner of the property, which includes anarea 806 ft. x 819 ft., the company has constructed a
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