. The science of railways . yet onaccount of competition it must be this reason it is not the greatest economyto erect buildings of a character to last for a longperiod. It is also difficult to design a buildingfor the present, and provide for extensions to bebuilt v/hen business increases; the increased busi-ness often takes place along unexpected lines andis of a character which could not be growth of the country and the expansion ofbusiness, while increasing the receipts of a rail-road, also greatly increase the expenditure madeto provide facilities to handle
. The science of railways . yet onaccount of competition it must be this reason it is not the greatest economyto erect buildings of a character to last for a longperiod. It is also difficult to design a buildingfor the present, and provide for extensions to bebuilt v/hen business increases; the increased busi-ness often takes place along unexpected lines andis of a character which could not be growth of the country and the expansion ofbusiness, while increasing the receipts of a rail-road, also greatly increase the expenditure madeto provide facilities to handle the business. Thesereasons tend to make careful railway managersuse buildings which the public are protestingagainst and which they are not satisfied the larger buildings such as terminal depots,general offices, depots both passenger and freightat large cities or manufacturing centers, hotelsand even offices and shops at division head-quarters, it is impossible to lay down any general STANDABDS OF CONSTRUCTION. 275. OO ^O o EdCO 55O (» oo K !?: > M W OOh WQ H<J ►J<J 276 BUILDING AND REPAIRING RAILWAYS. plan to be adopted, as the conditions are so dif-ferent. Fig. 187 is a plan of a frame depot suitable fora new line in a sparsely settled country. Livingrooms are provided for the agent and his family;a passing track but no house track is providedfor.
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