. Electric railway journal . SPRINGFIELD SHOPS—TWO VIEWS IN MACHINE SHOP. SPRINGFIELD SHOPS—VIEW IN WOOD SHOP March 20, 1915] ELECTRIC RAILWAY JOURNAL 559 Practically all of the track in this shop and the adja-cent wood shop is over pits. The machine, wood andpaint shops and the storeroom are floored with hex-agonal wood blocks. Special attention was directed bythe designers to the location of shop toilet rooms, whichare distributed so as to be accessible and to simplifythe plumbing. The foremans office, which is placedwith its center line a continuation of the partition be-tween machine and w
. Electric railway journal . SPRINGFIELD SHOPS—TWO VIEWS IN MACHINE SHOP. SPRINGFIELD SHOPS—VIEW IN WOOD SHOP March 20, 1915] ELECTRIC RAILWAY JOURNAL 559 Practically all of the track in this shop and the adja-cent wood shop is over pits. The machine, wood andpaint shops and the storeroom are floored with hex-agonal wood blocks. Special attention was directed bythe designers to the location of shop toilet rooms, whichare distributed so as to be accessible and to simplifythe plumbing. The foremans office, which is placedwith its center line a continuation of the partition be-tween machine and wood shops, is elevated and inclosedwith glass, giving a direct outlook into both shops. Thearmature room is partitioned off from the rear of themachine shop, and over it is the drafting office. All of the shop bays are brilliantly lighted throughsteel-framed windows, filling all of the span betweencolumns. They are steam heated from the boiler plantdescribed below. Track and Overhead Construction in Yard The two tracks entering the property from CliftonStreet fan out
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