. Electric railway journal . t of floor space within the length permittedby the property (in order to keep the trucking distancedown to the minimum), the inbound house was made aslarge as the area of the property and the appropriationfor the building would allow. The amount of freightaccumulating in the outbound freight house can, ofcourse, be very largely controlled by the railway com-pany itself, while the accumulation in the inbound houseis dependent upon the consignees, and therefore in-volves the need for much greater storage space. Thisaccounts for the 60-ft. width of the inbound buildin
. Electric railway journal . t of floor space within the length permittedby the property (in order to keep the trucking distancedown to the minimum), the inbound house was made aslarge as the area of the property and the appropriationfor the building would allow. The amount of freightaccumulating in the outbound freight house can, ofcourse, be very largely controlled by the railway com-pany itself, while the accumulation in the inbound houseis dependent upon the consignees, and therefore in-volves the need for much greater storage space. Thisaccounts for the 60-ft. width of the inbound buildingas compared with the 45-ft. width of the outboundbuilding. With the exception of width, the inbound freightroom is a duplicate of the outbound freight house. Thefloor, roof, daylight and artificial lighting, generalconstruction, fire protection, etc., are the hot-and-cold room in this building is of the sametype of construction, but is made larger to accommodatethe greater accumulation of freight, and is more used,. DETROIT FREIGHT TERMINAL,—FRONT ENDS OF BUILDINGSHOUSING OFFICES August 11, 1917] ELECTRIC RAILWAY JOURNAL 221 both in summer and winter, in taking care of the perish-ables upon arrival. The hot-and-cold room in the inbound house inclosesa space 36 ft. x 44 ft., and is intended to provide enoughheat or enough cold to protect any perishable freightwhich may be received. This room is insulated againstthe outside temperature by cork walls covered with aspecial plaster inside and outside. It is equipped withmeat racks and other facilities for handling the morecommon perishables. The cement floor within the hot-and-cold room is equipped with drains so that it may bereadily washed out as needed. The inbound freight room is equipped with a chain-hoist monorail system opposite that in the outboundhouse, and two American Automatic 4000-lb. scales areinstalled for checking up on freight weights. Fourdrinking fountains are installed along the street sideof the frei
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