. Report on railroad grade crossing elimination and passenger and freight terminals in Los Angeles . FIG. SO. SOI PACIFIC STATIOiN VAKU FOURTH .STHEKT This view, talten from the north end o( the yard, shows the concrete umbretla sheds,station platforms and trains. Tlie depot building is on the riglit. The platforms are covered by concrete butterfly sheds 720 feet long,the platforms being somewhat longer. Since the side subways branch bothways from the main subway, it is possible to open the subway nearest to therear end of the train where the ])assengers ride. In this way, the n
. Report on railroad grade crossing elimination and passenger and freight terminals in Los Angeles . FIG. SO. SOI PACIFIC STATIOiN VAKU FOURTH .STHEKT This view, talten from the north end o( the yard, shows the concrete umbretla sheds,station platforms and trains. Tlie depot building is on the riglit. The platforms are covered by concrete butterfly sheds 720 feet long,the platforms being somewhat longer. Since the side subways branch bothways from the main subway, it is possible to open the subway nearest to therear end of the train where the ])assengers ride. In this way, the north sidesubways are used for incoming trains from the north and the south side suli-ways are opened for trains leaving for the north. By the use of difterenttracks, it is possible to keep the incoming and outgoing streams of passen-gers separate. This also ])rovides a means of sejjarating the passengers from the hand-ling and trucking of the baggage, mail ami express, the interference of whichis to be avoided, both for safctv and conxenience. (IF Passenger Ieumixai. 239. FIG. 81. EXIT SIHWAY AT PAflKIC \ Passengers leave the subway level beneath the station tracks and rise to the levelof the main Hoor on this incline. The iron fence at the left separates incoming fromoutgoing passengers, passage for the latter being at the left of the fence. Baggage is handled in the north wing: a second-floor baggage room hasbeen provided but is not at present used. The third floor of this wing isused for division offices. The restaurant is located in the south wing and hasa higli ceiling, extending up to what, in the north wing, is the third floor.
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