. Electric railway journal . 4> ■— 1 -i—± ~~ v :_ Inbound Platform Springfield Freight House—Floor Plan of Building, Show-ing General Arrangement Ninth Streets. This same entrance also serves as a meansof access to the local freight agents office, which is situ-ated at one end of the platform used for receiving inboundfreight. Seventeen office rooms are provided on the second floorover the Ninth Street section of the building and along theAdams Street front. Heretofore the operating officials ofthe interurban railway have been located in different build-ings at the Springfield terminal, and
. Electric railway journal . 4> ■— 1 -i—± ~~ v :_ Inbound Platform Springfield Freight House—Floor Plan of Building, Show-ing General Arrangement Ninth Streets. This same entrance also serves as a meansof access to the local freight agents office, which is situ-ated at one end of the platform used for receiving inboundfreight. Seventeen office rooms are provided on the second floorover the Ninth Street section of the building and along theAdams Street front. Heretofore the operating officials ofthe interurban railway have been located in different build-ings at the Springfield terminal, and some of them havehad their offices in Decatur and Champaign, 111. This newarrangement offers quarters for the whole operating staffat Springfield and will greatly facilitate intercourse be-tween the different departments. The plans and specifications for remodeling the buildingwere prepared by the track and roadway department ofthe Illinois Traction System under the supervision of L. Electric Springfield Freight House—Ground Plan of Terminal, Show-ing Location of Buildings repair department at this terminal. A space, 13 x 20 ft.,at the opposite end of the platform is inclosed by a concrete wall which extends from the ground levelto the ceiling on the second floor. This serves as fireproofstorage space for the records of the traffic, land and claimdepartments. A driveway, 16 ft. in width, with an entrance at both Martin, engineer maintenance of way, and the actual workof remodeling was done by the owner of the building, fromwhom the company has obtained a long-term lease. Thewhole improvement represents an expenditure of approxi-mately $15,000, which is considerably under that whichwould have been required if it had been necessary to builda new building. 93^ ELECTRIC RAILWAY JOURNAL [Vol. XLI, No. 21. Discussion on Steam Railroad Electrification The Annual Meeting of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers Held on May 20—Two Pap
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