. The Street railway journal . nj wnD 01 ^^=^g ^g OS mrTTi OS February 2, 1907.] STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. 181 GENERAL ARRANGEMENT The storage portion of the car house is divided into twobays separated by a 6-in. fire wall. The communicatingopenings are provided with double automatic fire doors withthe usual fire link. There are fifteen tracks extending theentire length of the building, and as the building is 226 each track will accommodate five of the standard 43-ft. semi-convertible cars of the company. Fourteen car house to that compartment and to the other two con-taining in
. The Street railway journal . nj wnD 01 ^^=^g ^g OS mrTTi OS February 2, 1907.] STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. 181 GENERAL ARRANGEMENT The storage portion of the car house is divided into twobays separated by a 6-in. fire wall. The communicatingopenings are provided with double automatic fire doors withthe usual fire link. There are fifteen tracks extending theentire length of the building, and as the building is 226 each track will accommodate five of the standard 43-ft. semi-convertible cars of the company. Fourteen car house to that compartment and to the other two con-taining inflammable material are provided with self-closingfire doors. The oil for daily use is not kept in barrels butin a steel tank buried below frost line outside of thebuilding and connected with the oil compartment by twopumps. This tank can be filled from the outside, therebyavoiding any possible chance of fire. The walls of the sandroom are carried to a height of only 8 ft. The roof is a % Tie i-orls. -5-0- ^- Pilaster Irons Section throj-h A-B. A FIG. 7.—SECTION AND DETAILS OF PITS WITH FLUSH AISLES of these tracks are provided with pits 45 ft. long. The gageof the tracks in Baltimore is 5 ft. 4^4 ins. The space be-tween track centers, where there are columns or walls, is concrete slab 4 ins. thick and provided with an openingthrough which sand can be shoveled directly from a gondolacar of the company, which brings sand to the car house. Recess only at lamp; MetlioJ of installation of pit liifhts/;,: n ■.■ ever 10 ft. and top >■ ■°/?.\^J of recess for lit^hts, to he 3-0 /i aI^!.almve line r^il- ■I,.. :0 G and li U-
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