. Electric railway journal . Switch and Mate of Dudley 100 lb. Rail The structural features of this large new carhouse areof particular interest because they embody the use of re-inforced concrete to make an ornamental building. Thesix bays of the building are alike in design and is made up of six sections 104 ft. long by 58 ft. connection joints are placed across the roof of each Anti-Kicker for Tongue Switches wall above the track openings will be of concrete reinforcedwith two layers of wire mesh and with 1-in. square concrete wall is carried by a series
. Electric railway journal . Switch and Mate of Dudley 100 lb. Rail The structural features of this large new carhouse areof particular interest because they embody the use of re-inforced concrete to make an ornamental building. Thesix bays of the building are alike in design and is made up of six sections 104 ft. long by 58 ft. connection joints are placed across the roof of each Anti-Kicker for Tongue Switches wall above the track openings will be of concrete reinforcedwith two layers of wire mesh and with 1-in. square concrete wall is carried by a series of reinforced-concrete columns tapering from 4 ft. in diameter at the-baseto 2 ft. 4 in. in diameter at the top. The openings betweenthese columns will he closed with Kinnear rolling steel. Sections of Carhouse subdivision of the building to provide for expansion andcontraction of the long roof structure. The six sections of the building are separated from eachother by continuous fire walls, each pierced above the tracklevel by three doors affording cross passage between thebays. The open type of pit construction will be used, and doors. The bases of the columns at the ends of the build-ing are connected by a reinforced wall 1 ft. 6 in. thick. Justoutside of the row1 of columns is a cross gutter, 12 in section, formed by 5-in. concrete walls. Thisgutter will lead the surface water away from the trackentrances. Just inside the end walls are wooden steps 772 ELECTRIC RAILWAY JOURNAL. [Vol. XXXVIII, No. 15C. which have been constructed so as to lead to the pit floor. The pit floors are made of concrete slabs 6 in. thick,extending from wall to wall. The stairways are placed atboth ends of every pit. SPECIAL TRACK WOEK The special track work for the twenty-four lead
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