. The Street railway journal . be done in a well-guardedroom—perhaps separate room. Ample space should be providedfor the cars while drying, the time for which varies greatly ac-cording to the finish. There has been much discussion on pits but the last wordhas not been said. Time will be saved by making the pits com-municating instead of independent. They should be deep enoughto allow a man to work without stooping. Fig. 11 shows a typeof construction that is very convenient. It provides ease ofworking on the car both from the floor of the barn and fromthe pit. It is very useful in adjusting o
. The Street railway journal . be done in a well-guardedroom—perhaps separate room. Ample space should be providedfor the cars while drying, the time for which varies greatly ac-cording to the finish. There has been much discussion on pits but the last wordhas not been said. Time will be saved by making the pits com-municating instead of independent. They should be deep enoughto allow a man to work without stooping. Fig. 11 shows a typeof construction that is very convenient. It provides ease ofworking on the car both from the floor of the barn and fromthe pit. It is very useful in adjusting or replacing brake shoes. The lighting in pits is usually inconvenient and 12 shows a pit lighting unit which placed every twentyfeet staggered on both sides of the pit gives adequate and ef-fective lighting. Extension cords are provided for without ex-tinguishing the general lighting. STORAGE HOUSES Proper storage of cars is necessary if costs are not to beincreased. Three types of car house have been FIG. 12.—PIT LIGHT 1. Open car house in which the office, sand compartment, andperhaps small repair shop are enclosed. Generally the cars areentirely in the open. 2. The semi-enclosed car house in which a roof is supportedby posts with walls reaching perhaps 6 to 10 feet above the track,the entire front or entrance end being open. 3. The closed car house made up of 4 to 9-track units separ-ated by division walls. The entrances are closed by rolling orsliding doors. The semi-enclosed car house seems to answer all requirementsexcept, perhaps, fire protection from the outside. Steam menhave stored their cars outdoors always, but electric men haveusually wanted a roof. This is, perhaps, necessary on accountof the equipment, and because they frequently go into serviceon emerging from the barn without first standing in a closedterminal. The final structure that has a great influence on cost ofoperation is the grade or highway crossing. It is surprisinghow fa
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