. Electric railway journal . General View of Roof, Showing Skylights and Fire-Wall Parapets nels riveted back to back. Each girder spans half the width date 24 double-truck cars of average length or 30 single-truck cars. It is planned to use two of these tracks foroverhauling, two for general repairs and track work and twofor miscellaneous work. These tracks are arranged in twogroups of three tracks each, the two groups being separatedby an aisle floor space 25 ft. wide. The tracks in eachgroup are spaced 14 ft. center to center, and a space 10 has been allowed between the gage line of
. Electric railway journal . General View of Roof, Showing Skylights and Fire-Wall Parapets nels riveted back to back. Each girder spans half the width date 24 double-truck cars of average length or 30 single-truck cars. It is planned to use two of these tracks foroverhauling, two for general repairs and track work and twofor miscellaneous work. These tracks are arranged in twogroups of three tracks each, the two groups being separatedby an aisle floor space 25 ft. wide. The tracks in eachgroup are spaced 14 ft. center to center, and a space 10 has been allowed between the gage line of the outer of the bay and rests on a pilaster in the brick partition wallat one end and at the other end is carried by a single con-tinuous built-up truss which runs the full depth of the build-ing. This longitudinal truss is supported on but four col-umns, which offer a minimum obstruction in the center aislebetween tracks. The transverse girders are not fastened tothe partition walls, and in the event of a fire one or more. Oneida Railway Shops—Roof Plan, Showing Fire Walls and Location of Skylights Electric Itj/. Journal track on each side of the bay and the adjoining wall. Thisarrangement gives a 5-ft. clear space between car bodiesstanding on adjacent tracks, while the 10-ft. strip along thewalls will provide ample space for erecting work benchesand light tools. Open pits have been built under the entire length of eachof the tracks in this bay. The reinforced concrete floorbetween the tracks is carried on an independent steel floorsystem. The rails of the pit tracks are of 9-in. girder sec of the girders might warp and fall without pulling down thewalls or the roof. The bottom flanges of the transverse roof girders formrunways for trolley hoists and travelers crossing the fullwidth of the bay. They are designed to support a concen-trated live load of 5 tons in addition to the dead load of theroof. The lour columns supporting the center truss arelocated so as not to inter
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