. Electric railway journal . Open Pit Construction and Lateral Bolts for HoldingRail on Wash Tracks 854 Electric Railway Journal Vol. 58, No. 20 |«- 15-4■-■*> % TBS —!—*.- — ■ Iboiler h, I ROOM i ■ „. Floor Plan of the New Brittain Carhouse leaving track No. 9 and any other tracks in the yardopen. The track in the yard is constructed with rail with continuous joints and electrically-welded bonds, oak ties and cinder ballast. The specialwork is all of the iron-bound type with double-tongueswitches having two adjustable connecting rods andspring ground throws. The first four sw
. Electric railway journal . Open Pit Construction and Lateral Bolts for HoldingRail on Wash Tracks 854 Electric Railway Journal Vol. 58, No. 20 |«- 15-4■-■*> % TBS —!—*.- — ■ Iboiler h, I ROOM i ■ „. Floor Plan of the New Brittain Carhouse leaving track No. 9 and any other tracks in the yardopen. The track in the yard is constructed with rail with continuous joints and electrically-welded bonds, oak ties and cinder ballast. The specialwork is all of the iron-bound type with double-tongueswitches having two adjustable connecting rods andspring ground throws. The first four switches leadinginto track No. 1 are designed for standard to permit the receiving of sand and coal incarload lots on the tipple. These switches are 13 in. long and have a 150-ft. inside radius, while allother switches have a 100-ft. inside radius. Construction of Carhouse From the accompanying drawing showing the layoutof the new storage yard, it will be noted that the newcarhouse occupies a central position from front to rearin the yard and that four of the storage tracks passthrough the carhouse. This provides storage space infront of the carhouse for cars to be inspected or w
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