. Railroad structures and estimates . Platform 50 ft. Ig. f Fig. 150. Shelters. — Shelters are erected at suburban points where passenger traffic is light. Approximate Cost. Fig. 150 complete with platform $125 to $200 Fig. 151 complete with platform 350 to 450 Construction. — Foundation cedar sills, frame 2 X 3 studs,2-ft. centers, 4 X 3 wall plates, 2 X 3 ceiling and roof joists,2 X 6 floor joists at 2-ft. centers, covered with 1-in. and G. boards, and |-in. finished floor on top, with tar paper 322 SHELTER STATION. between, outer frame covered with |-in. rough T. and G. boards,incl
. Railroad structures and estimates . Platform 50 ft. Ig. f Fig. 150. Shelters. — Shelters are erected at suburban points where passenger traffic is light. Approximate Cost. Fig. 150 complete with platform $125 to $200 Fig. 151 complete with platform 350 to 450 Construction. — Foundation cedar sills, frame 2 X 3 studs,2-ft. centers, 4 X 3 wall plates, 2 X 3 ceiling and roof joists,2 X 6 floor joists at 2-ft. centers, covered with 1-in. and G. boards, and |-in. finished floor on top, with tar paper 322 SHELTER STATION. between, outer frame covered with |-in. rough T. and G. boards,including roof, finished with drop siding and shingles, with tarpaper between. Inside walls and ceiling sheathed with | boards. All woodwork stained outside and inside. Platform 5 in. above rail, made of 3-in. plank on cedar sleep-ers, 7-ft. centers. Extension roof 6 X 6 posts, 4 X 4 brackets, 6 X 6runners, rafters and roof finished similar to -12 6- Seat Platform 60 ft. Ig. I Shelter-10xl2 J 6 Fig. 151. Shelter Station, III. Traction System. — The Illinois TractionSj^stem shelter station for highwa} crossing, known as Kerfootstation, about five miles east of Peoria, is shown in Fig. 152(from Ry. and Engineering Review). Starting from the ground, there is a concrete platform 30 X24, the latter dimension measured at right angles to the track. SHELTER STATIONS. 323 On this there is erected an enclosed waiting room of frame con-struction 10 X 12 in size, the latter dimension at right anglesto the track, in front of which there is an open porch 10 X 12,extending to brick columns, and over the whole there is a shingled
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