. The Street railway journal . of theirgreat size. Likeother railways op-erating in citieswhere desirable lo-cations are dear,the Brooklyn Com-pany has beenobliged to use apiece of ground farfrom ideal in itsconfiguration. Thisdrawback, h o w-ever, proved an ex-cellent incentivefor the develop-ment of novel trackand building ar- February 2, 1907.] STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. 171 rangements best suited to the conditions, while the necessityof incorporating with the new machinery many tools usedin former shops gave further opportunities for the solutionof shop problems. In fact, so many interesting
. The Street railway journal . of theirgreat size. Likeother railways op-erating in citieswhere desirable lo-cations are dear,the Brooklyn Com-pany has beenobliged to use apiece of ground farfrom ideal in itsconfiguration. Thisdrawback, h o w-ever, proved an ex-cellent incentivefor the develop-ment of novel trackand building ar- February 2, 1907.] STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. 171 rangements best suited to the conditions, while the necessityof incorporating with the new machinery many tools usedin former shops gave further opportunities for the solutionof shop problems. In fact, so many interesting points havebeen worked out successfully in the construction, equip-ment and operation of this plant that both large and small THE LOCATION In the June 3, 1905, issue of the Street Railway Jour-nal an article was published giving the preliminary plansin connection with this plant. Since the work as actuallycarried out differs in several details from the original speci-fications. Fig. 3 should be referred to as it shows the gen-. NOTE: Full Lines inilicatc Elrvateil Tracks Dotted Lines Indicate Surface Tracks \ Itij Ka»( New Vark Loop Street FIG. LAY-OUT OF THE TRACKS AND BUILDINGS OF THE EAST NEW YORK INSTALLATION
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