. Railway maintenance engineering, with notes on construction . B. Union Station, Washington. C. Chicago and North Western Railway, Chicago 130.—Passenger Terminals. STATION AND ROADWAY BUILDINGS 233 shed. For many years the train sheds for large railway ter-minals have consisted of long span roof trusses supporting highroofs, generally spanning all of the tracks. The height of these stations had its origin in an effort tolocate the steel work and skylights as far as possible from thedirect effect of the engine gases and smoke, and to improvethe ventilation in the shed. The heavy
. Railway maintenance engineering, with notes on construction . B. Union Station, Washington. C. Chicago and North Western Railway, Chicago 130.—Passenger Terminals. STATION AND ROADWAY BUILDINGS 233 shed. For many years the train sheds for large railway ter-minals have consisted of long span roof trusses supporting highroofs, generally spanning all of the tracks. The height of these stations had its origin in an effort tolocate the steel work and skylights as far as possible from thedirect effect of the engine gases and smoke, and to improvethe ventilation in the shed. The heavy depreciation of thesesheds and the poor ventilation obtained has led to the introduc-
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