. Railway track and track work . Fig. 141.—Plan for SectionHouse. to, an inner lining and ceiling or a layer of felt or tarred paper being used wherethe winters are severe. Similar cabins may be used for watchmen, yardmen,car inspectors, weighing machine-men, etc. In yards, and where the railwayruns through the streets, it is sometimes necessary to place narrow cabinsbetween the tracks or between the track and the roadway. These may beabout 3 ft. 8 ins. X8 ft 3 ins., but should never be placed between tracks whichare less than 15 ft. 6 ins. c. to c. 216 TRACK. Station Platforms. Railway-statio
. Railway track and track work . Fig. 141.—Plan for SectionHouse. to, an inner lining and ceiling or a layer of felt or tarred paper being used wherethe winters are severe. Similar cabins may be used for watchmen, yardmen,car inspectors, weighing machine-men, etc. In yards, and where the railwayruns through the streets, it is sometimes necessary to place narrow cabinsbetween the tracks or between the track and the roadway. These may beabout 3 ft. 8 ins. X8 ft 3 ins., but should never be placed between tracks whichare less than 15 ft. 6 ins. c. to c. 216 TRACK. Station Platforms. Railway-station platforms are usually level with or only a few inches abovethe level of the rail heads, except for elevated and some suburban railways,where the platforms are level with the car floors as in Fig. 93. The platformshould in general be 3 to 6 ins. above the rails, and within easy reach of thelowest steps of the cars. The edge should be 24 or 33 ins. from the rail, or. A- W F-^. Floor Pioi Fig. 140.—Section-Foremans House; Louisville & Nashville Ry. 5 ft. 6 ins. from center of track. The main part of the platform should notbe less than 10 ft. or 12 ft. wide, but at small stations the portions beyondthe station building may be reduced to 6 ft. in width. Platforms betweentracks are 12 to 15 ft. wide. The platform is generally one or two steps belowthe floor of the station building. It should incline slightly towards the track,while the ends should have an incline of 1 in 10 to the ground level. Wherethere is much passing across the tracks (though this should be avoided whereverpossible), planking may be laid between the rails and between the tracks,being flush with the tops of the rails, and leaving the necessary New York Central Ry. places a rail laid on its side against the inner side of WATER AND COALING STATIONS. 217 each track rail to form the flangeway, with a 3X8-in. plank against this andanother against the outside of the
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