. American engineer and railroad journal . STEEL FRAME OF LOCOMOTIVE SHOP, WEST SIDE. STEEL FRAME OF LOCOMOTIVE SHOP, EAST 1^ k CROSS SECTION OP LOCOMOTIVE SHOP BUILDING. NEW LOCOMOTIVE SHOPS AT TOPEKA, KAN.—ATCHISON, TOPEKA & SANTA FE RAILWAY. columns are built of 15-in. I-beams, in pairs, the main cranegirders being supported on similar columns. The floQj- is of concrete 6 ins. thick laid on the ground. Onthis are 2 x 4-in. timbers of yellow pine placed 18 ins. apart andcovered with 2-in. tongued and grooved maple. The shoptracks are laid on pine ties treated with the zinr chloride pr
. American engineer and railroad journal . STEEL FRAME OF LOCOMOTIVE SHOP, WEST SIDE. STEEL FRAME OF LOCOMOTIVE SHOP, EAST 1^ k CROSS SECTION OP LOCOMOTIVE SHOP BUILDING. NEW LOCOMOTIVE SHOPS AT TOPEKA, KAN.—ATCHISON, TOPEKA & SANTA FE RAILWAY. columns are built of 15-in. I-beams, in pairs, the main cranegirders being supported on similar columns. The floQj- is of concrete 6 ins. thick laid on the ground. Onthis are 2 x 4-in. timbers of yellow pine placed 18 ins. apart andcovered with 2-in. tongued and grooved maple. The shoptracks are laid on pine ties treated with the zinr chloride pro-cess at the tie-treating plant of the company in New pits are of concrete, and the rails are placed on ties are used the concrete floor finishes up to the endsof the ties, which may be removed without disturbing thepermanent floor. These extensive improvements have been in preparation forseveral years. The buildings were designed and constructedunder the direciion of Mr. W. B. Storey, chief engineer, andMr. A. F. Robinson, bridge engineer. The equipment of theshops and its arrangement were
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