. Electric railway journal . ft. aisle between the cars and a 3V2-ft. walkway be-side the inspection and repair pit. The tracks in onebay are used exclusively for car-storage purposes, whilethe other bay adjoins the repair shop and practicallyforms part of it. In this bay the three tracks passover an inspection and repair pit 90 ft. in length, whichoccupies the rear end of the bay. Building Construction Features Architecturally this carhouse is quite plain, but thewalls are faced on all sides with cherry-red vitrifiedbrick neatly laid in white mortar. Corbeled panels andbelt courses, with plai
. Electric railway journal . ft. aisle between the cars and a 3V2-ft. walkway be-side the inspection and repair pit. The tracks in onebay are used exclusively for car-storage purposes, whilethe other bay adjoins the repair shop and practicallyforms part of it. In this bay the three tracks passover an inspection and repair pit 90 ft. in length, whichoccupies the rear end of the bay. Building Construction Features Architecturally this carhouse is quite plain, but thewalls are faced on all sides with cherry-red vitrifiedbrick neatly laid in white mortar. Corbeled panels andbelt courses, with plain limestone coping and sills, fur- nish the only decorative effect. The unadorned appear-ance of the structure, however, is entirely offset by theneatly-cut lawn and hedge and the well-placed and well-kept flower beds. In order that track entrances to the building shouldbe in keeping with the rest of the layout they werepaved with concrete between the rails and 18 in. out-side. This not only conduces to attractive appearance. EVANSTON CARHOUSE—VIEW SHOWING METHOD OFPAVING TRACK but also provides a driveway for teams delivering mate-rials. Furthermore, derailed cars may be replaced tothe track without difficulty. The locations of the tubu-lar steel poles supporting the overhead were so chosenas to keep the track entrances entirely clear. The building is of modern, fireproof construction,
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