. The railroad and engineering journal . I I 5 1 Co o aD CD ■H^, X o 1^ 310 THE RAILROAD AND [July. 1889. ?0 1. I o I J f .« Tg7 Xj. Q:t3 1 X • _ V / 1^ ■ 1111 / i«=r i~i M —1 / Is* .1 i %^ / °s? Jill — -= 1 «= Z3 ; ^ 0 1 -= i = 4°S« II ^ \ 5 ■ 5 II tl \ l° .— ill I! 1 7 \ = r 11^ ^ \ i * \ I ; \ 1. fne/c«7/fooA» Ooon Vol. LXIII, No. 7.] ENGINEERING JOURNAL. 3 usually the telegraph table and the telegraph office should be upon the side of the station lacingthe main track, and the usual way is to have the telegraphtable located in a bay window projecting well from the sideof the s
. The railroad and engineering journal . I I 5 1 Co o aD CD ■H^, X o 1^ 310 THE RAILROAD AND [July. 1889. ?0 1. I o I J f .« Tg7 Xj. Q:t3 1 X • _ V / 1^ ■ 1111 / i«=r i~i M —1 / Is* .1 i %^ / °s? Jill — -= 1 «= Z3 ; ^ 0 1 -= i = 4°S« II ^ \ 5 ■ 5 II tl \ l° .— ill I! 1 7 \ = r 11^ ^ \ i * \ I ; \ 1. fne/c«7/fooA» Ooon Vol. LXIII, No. 7.] ENGINEERING JOURNAL. 3 usually the telegraph table and the telegraph office should be upon the side of the station lacingthe main track, and the usual way is to have the telegraphtable located in a bay window projecting well from the sideof the station, with glass all around, so that the operator,sitting at his table, has a view a certain distance up anddown the main track, or anyway can take in the greaterpart of the yard and side tracks. The advantages of thisare obvious. Arrangements should also be made so that theoperator, without moving from his table, can manipulateall the signals necessary for stopping and starting trainsat that station. Running along the front of the station, between thebuilding and the main track, there should be a broadplatform, as shown in the drawings, for the accommoda-tion of passengers and the movement of baggage, as thebaggage, for trains going in one direction at least, willusually have to l)e mov
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