. Railway track and track work . uch work as cutting shims, sharpening tools,sorting scrap, etc., in wet weather. The building is generally oblong inplan, and if very small it should be placed with its longer side towards thetrack, with the hand-car track laid through one end of that side, so as toleave the other end of the building unobstructed for the men to work in,but with buildings 14 or 15 ft. wide the track may be in the middle. Thereshould always be room for the car to stand between the house and thetrack. Shelves, hooks and racks for tools should be fitted up to suit the equip-ment. T
. Railway track and track work . uch work as cutting shims, sharpening tools,sorting scrap, etc., in wet weather. The building is generally oblong inplan, and if very small it should be placed with its longer side towards thetrack, with the hand-car track laid through one end of that side, so as toleave the other end of the building unobstructed for the men to work in,but with buildings 14 or 15 ft. wide the track may be in the middle. Thereshould always be room for the car to stand between the house and thetrack. Shelves, hooks and racks for tools should be fitted up to suit the equip-ment. There should also be boxes for small tools and supplies; and boxeskegs or half-barrels for different kinds of scrap. Long handled tools, bars,etc., may be stood on end, with the tops resting in inclined notches in ashelf. Edge tools should be placed where they are not liable to should be a locker or cupboard for special or expensive tools andsupplies, and this may be placed in a room partitioned off and fitted with a. Second Floor 138.—Section House First Floor Plan. Canadian Pacific Ry. desk for the use of the foreman in writing up his reports, time books, requi-sitions, etc. A sliding door, carried on an overhead rail, like a freight cardoor, is generally preferable to double swing doors, as being more easilyhandled in stormy weather, and less likely to get out of order or to bedamaged by being swung to and fro. The standard tool house of the Lehigh Valley Ry. is 16 x 20 ft. inside; andhas the narrower gable end toward the track, with a wide sliding door forthe hand-car at one side, and a smaller door for the men at the other sideof the same end. As the sliding door fouls the smaller swing door whenopen, it would probably be better if the smaller door were placed in theside of the house. The building has a foremans room, 6x8 ft, in one cor-ner; and at the rear end of the house are a fireplace and workbench. Aneat and convenient design is that of the Pe
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