. American engineer and railroad journal . ria and Clearfield division engines. As soon as the locomo-tives which have been placed in the roundhouse have had thenecessary work done upon them they are run out on to thestorage tracks, so that the roundhouse is used for repair pur-poses only and not for storage, as is the usual custom. A100-ft. turn table Is used for handling the engines in andout of the roundhouse, while a 75-ft. turn table at the end ofthe storage tracks is used for turning the engines which donot go into the house, so that they will head out of the ter-minal in the proper dire
. American engineer and railroad journal . ria and Clearfield division engines. As soon as the locomo-tives which have been placed in the roundhouse have had thenecessary work done upon them they are run out on to thestorage tracks, so that the roundhouse is used for repair pur-poses only and not for storage, as is the usual custom. A100-ft. turn table Is used for handling the engines in andout of the roundhouse, while a 75-ft. turn table at the end ofthe storage tracks is used for turning the engines which donot go into the house, so that they will head out of the ter-minal in the proper direction. A study of the general planindicates that careful provision has been made for a free move-ment of the engines both in and out. The site of the terminalwas formerly a large swamp, and it is built entirely on filledground of an average depth of about 12 ft. In addition to the features mentioned above the plant in-cludes a power plant, machine shop, oil house, wash house■and an office and storehouse building, the upper part of which. FIG. 2—ROUNDHOUSE, SHOWING TWO OF THE STORAGE TRACKS AT THE LEFT. able stalls, four of which are equipped with drop tables. Aspace corresponding to two stalls is devoted to a passagewaythrough the house, as indicated on the general plan. Enginesare only placed in the roundhouse when they require what isknown as heavy running repairs or when the boilers requirewashing. Engines which require only very light repairs ornone at all are placed on the storage tracks. Locomotives coming into the terminal are first placed onthe inspection pits, and after careful inspection pass on tothe ash pits, after which they take coal, sand and water, andare then either run into the roundhouse or on to the storagetracks. The storage tracks have a capacity for about 200 loco- is fitted with accommodations for the engine crews whichhave to lay over at this point. INSPECTION PITS. Two 75-ft. inspection pits are provided, one on either sideof the approach to the co
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