. The railroad and engineering journal . tto collect them when they are needed in a hurry, as, forinstance, in case of a washout, a wreck, or other emer-gencies. Other advantages of the system are so plain thatit would be hardly worth while to enumerate them. The section-house should be so built as to supply a neat,comfortable, and sufficient dwelling-house for the track-men and for their lamilies, with provision made for a cer-tain number of larger houses, where those men who havenot families could be boarded. Their location must, ofcourse, be determined by local considerations. In a thicklys
. The railroad and engineering journal . tto collect them when they are needed in a hurry, as, forinstance, in case of a washout, a wreck, or other emer-gencies. Other advantages of the system are so plain thatit would be hardly worth while to enumerate them. The section-house should be so built as to supply a neat,comfortable, and sufficient dwelling-house for the track-men and for their lamilies, with provision made for a cer-tain number of larger houses, where those men who havenot families could be boarded. Their location must, ofcourse, be determined by local considerations. In a thicklysettled country it will depend to a considerable extent uponthe question of where land can be most easily and cheaplyobtained ; in a new country, especially where the railroadcompany owns plenty of land, there will be more libertyof choice. In all cases they should stand upon compar-atively high ground, where good drainage can be provided,and where they can be placed without too much crowding. Vol. LXIII, No. 5.] ENGINEERING JOURNAL. 211.
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