. The Street railway journal . stability depends entirelyupon the weight being properly distributed over the re-quired area. The engine foundations are battered 3 ins. to 1 ft., andare made solid with the floor, the side walls and pump pit,forming a monolith. All the pipes from the station arecarried to the river through a concrete sub-way 10 ft. indiameter, giving plenty of room for access and inspection. CAR HOUSES The main car house of the company is located on StateStreet, near the center of the city. The tracks, which are 574 STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. [Vol. XV. No. 9. 9 in. girder rails, ar
. The Street railway journal . stability depends entirelyupon the weight being properly distributed over the re-quired area. The engine foundations are battered 3 ins. to 1 ft., andare made solid with the floor, the side walls and pump pit,forming a monolith. All the pipes from the station arecarried to the river through a concrete sub-way 10 ft. indiameter, giving plenty of room for access and inspection. CAR HOUSES The main car house of the company is located on StateStreet, near the center of the city. The tracks, which are 574 STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. [Vol. XV. No. 9. 9 in. girder rails, are mounted directly on brick piers, 14 ft. I in. At this place are also the repair shops and store-ins, x 16 ins., except where there is special work, where the rooms of the company,rails are mounted on brick foundations. The piers are spaced about 15 ft. apart, one at each joint and one midway storage of oil between the joints, and carry the rails on a cast-iron plate. The oil for the headlights is stored at the main car house. FIG. 2.—WOODEN ROOF GIRDERS—VERNON STREET CAR HOUSE
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