. The Street railway journal . s said to beunprecedented in underground work. Fig. 2 shows the standard construction for the double-track subway when but a short distance under the street,where concrete arches with steel girder framework areused. Fig. 3 shows the steel part of the structure. Theweight of the street and street traffic is taken by 15-in. October 5, kjoi .] streS;t railway journal. I-beams weighing 42 lbs. per ft. The track constructionis not decided upon as yet, but will be of some form smiilarto that shown, with steel ties in the concrete, and the railsresting on a wood cushion
. The Street railway journal . s said to beunprecedented in underground work. Fig. 2 shows the standard construction for the double-track subway when but a short distance under the street,where concrete arches with steel girder framework areused. Fig. 3 shows the steel part of the structure. Theweight of the street and street traffic is taken by 15-in. October 5, kjoi .] streS;t railway journal. I-beams weighing 42 lbs. per ft. The track constructionis not decided upon as yet, but will be of some form smiilarto that shown, with steel ties in the concrete, and the railsresting on a wood cushion, from which they can be easilyremoved for renewal. No special provision is being made to deaden sound Park and Jjirooklyn City Hall. As some trains will runclear through to Brooklyn, the loop facilities at any onepoint need not be as great as if the cars all terminated atone loop at Iark Row, as formerly intended. With the express service which the construction of fourtracks south of ]04th Street makes possible, the reduction.
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