. Report on railroad grade crossing elimination and passenger and freight terminals in Los Angeles . UARES REFER TO INTERCHANGE - SOUTHERN PACIFIC - SANTA FE S. L - SALT LAKE P E - PACIFIC ELECTRIC LEGEND SCUTWIVI PtCltK. CO - SSHFftiS~ - _ CASE 970 r UUNEI919 NO. 11-19 c 440 Los Angeles Terminal ter is the usual case, however, in Los Angeles where, in the industrial dis-trict, the spur track privilege has a considerable effect on the value of fact, the County Assessors office recognizes this feature in makingassessments for taxes. TYPES OF SPUR TRACKS These tr
. Report on railroad grade crossing elimination and passenger and freight terminals in Los Angeles . UARES REFER TO INTERCHANGE - SOUTHERN PACIFIC - SANTA FE S. L - SALT LAKE P E - PACIFIC ELECTRIC LEGEND SCUTWIVI PtCltK. CO - SSHFftiS~ - _ CASE 970 r UUNEI919 NO. 11-19 c 440 Los Angeles Terminal ter is the usual case, however, in Los Angeles where, in the industrial dis-trict, the spur track privilege has a considerable effect on the value of fact, the County Assessors office recognizes this feature in makingassessments for taxes. TYPES OF SPUR TRACKS These tracks are built to serve industries in different ways. Some areobjectionable and should not lie sanctioned, \vhile others, ha\-ing the samecharacteristics but differently located, canncit be regarded as others have evidently been designed to accord, as far as possible, withthe best practice of the time. It will be well to review the general methodsin which these spurs are in order to understand clearly the con-ditions which surround anv plans fur proposed FIG. 168. INDUSTRY SPUR I!V ARCADE This view sliows an industry track constructed in an Arcade, under one side nf awareliouse, leaving tlie sidewalk free for pedestrians. A freight train in .\lameda Streetis at the right. Location of a spur track in an arcade leaves the sidewalk free for itsnormal purpose and does not block the street. This type of spur must bedesigned for a building at the time of its construction. The track is notsusceptible to being changed, cxcejit at the expense of altering the luiildingand, in the case shown by the photograph above, this would be prohibitivein cost to the owners. This type of spur is limited to one or two. Industrial Siur Tracks—Plan and Service 441
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