. Railroad structures and estimates . > Q. Jt-i- f) WVTOWRTOTOW^ ■ . / US < // ! 1 • r» / — S^Id S M a ca vc^ Oh \\* — \ vt ° — ! .11. _ .2o ^H^d I 96 RAILROAD STRUCTURES AND ESTIMATES. Shelters. Shelters are erected at suburban points where passenger trafficis light. Approximate Cost. Fig. 48 complete with platform $125 to $200. Fig. 49 complete with platform 350 to 450. Construction. — Foundation cedar sills, frame 2 X 3 studs,2-foot centers, 4 X 3 wall plates, 2 X 3 ceiling and roof joists,2 X 6 floor joists at 2-foot centers, covered with 1-inch rough. Shelter Platform 50 ft. lg. «f
. Railroad structures and estimates . > Q. Jt-i- f) WVTOWRTOTOW^ ■ . / US < // ! 1 • r» / — S^Id S M a ca vc^ Oh \\* — \ vt ° — ! .11. _ .2o ^H^d I 96 RAILROAD STRUCTURES AND ESTIMATES. Shelters. Shelters are erected at suburban points where passenger trafficis light. Approximate Cost. Fig. 48 complete with platform $125 to $200. Fig. 49 complete with platform 350 to 450. Construction. — Foundation cedar sills, frame 2 X 3 studs,2-foot centers, 4 X 3 wall plates, 2 X 3 ceiling and roof joists,2 X 6 floor joists at 2-foot centers, covered with 1-inch rough. Shelter Platform 50 ft. lg. «f \ ±. Fig. 48. Shelter Station. T. and G. boards, and f-inch finished floor on top, with tar paperbetween, outer frame covered with J-inch rough T. and G. boards,including roof, finished with drop siding and shingles, with tarpaper between. Inside walls and ceiling sheathed with J-inchmatched boards. All woodwork stained outside and inside. SHELTERS. 97 Platform 5 inches above rail, made of 3-inch plank on cedarsleepers, 7-foot centers. Extension roof 6 X 6 posts, 4 X 4 brackets, 6 X 6 runners,rafters and roof finished similar to shelter.
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