. The railroad and engineering journal . will be as follows : 66 bridges of spans from 14 to 56ft.; I deck bridge, 70 ft. span ; 4 through bridges, 70 ; i through bridge, 84 ft. span ; 3 of 105 ft.; i of 140ft.; 3 of 175 ft.; 3 of 210 ft.; finally one bridge, over theOussouri River, with 7 spans of 252 ft. each. tanks will be placed at 20 points, 11 regular stations and9 sidings. The supply is everywhere abundant, from riv-ers, ponds and springs. The tanks will be of 2,744 capacity and the general arrangements the same as onthe other lines. The station yards will be paved and f
. The railroad and engineering journal . will be as follows : 66 bridges of spans from 14 to 56ft.; I deck bridge, 70 ft. span ; 4 through bridges, 70 ; i through bridge, 84 ft. span ; 3 of 105 ft.; i of 140ft.; 3 of 175 ft.; 3 of 210 ft.; finally one bridge, over theOussouri River, with 7 spans of 252 ft. each. tanks will be placed at 20 points, 11 regular stations and9 sidings. The supply is everywhere abundant, from riv-ers, ponds and springs. The tanks will be of 2,744 capacity and the general arrangements the same as onthe other lines. The station yards will be paved and fenced and the sta-tions fully supplied with signals, switches, etc. Therewill be five Sellers turn-tables of 55 ft. diameter, sevensmaller turn-tables, three weigh-bridges and 60 switch-houses. The supply of rolling stock, for three daily trains, willbe 29 six-wheeled, 32-ton locomotives ; 20 eight-wheeled,42-ton locomotives, making 49 locomotives in all ; 47 pas-senger cars and 372 freight cars. Sufficient repair shopswill be THE SOUTH OUSSOURI SECTION OF THE GREAT SIBERIAN RAILROAD. The total amount of masonry required will be about105,000 cub. yds., while for the superstructure S,ooo tonsof iron will be needed. The length of sidings will be 11 per cent, of the lengthof main line. The rails will be of somewhat light type, 54 lbs. Rus-sian (49 lbs. English) to the yard. There will be 2,400ties to the mile and 2,300 cub. yds. of ballast. Ballastis very scarce along the line. The road buildings will be all of wood ; they will in-clude 36 section-houses, 21 double and 96 single watch-mens houses. There will be 12 stations : one first-class (terminal) ; twosecond-class ; one third-class and eight fourth-class ; be-sides these there will be nine sidings with water tanks. There will be four engine-houses with 30 stalls. Water The cost of the line, 261 miles, is estimated at 24,000,-000 roubles, or 92,000 roubles per mile. The second line explored, from Vladivostok to Bous
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