. Railway mechanical engineer . se of19 steel columns carrying steel trusses and purlins. Threemonitors run from front to rear with steel sash windows oneach side. The roofing itself is 2^ in., splined roofingcovered with tar felt and gravel. The colunms surroundingthe turntable are spaced 56 ft. 6 in. from each other and 43ft. from those adjacent. The maximum span is thus overthe turntable, or a distance of 113 ft. The columns are allsupported on concrete pedestals carried down 7 ft. below thegrade line with bases of large dimensions, varying up to ashigh as 13 ft. square. Modern Installation
. Railway mechanical engineer . se of19 steel columns carrying steel trusses and purlins. Threemonitors run from front to rear with steel sash windows oneach side. The roofing itself is 2^ in., splined roofingcovered with tar felt and gravel. The colunms surroundingthe turntable are spaced 56 ft. 6 in. from each other and 43ft. from those adjacent. The maximum span is thus overthe turntable, or a distance of 113 ft. The columns are allsupported on concrete pedestals carried down 7 ft. below thegrade line with bases of large dimensions, varying up to ashigh as 13 ft. square. Modern Installation of Engine Pits and Drop Pits The turntable serves 16 tracks, of which 14 are providedwith concrete engine pits, 80 ft. long. The angle betweentrack centers is 14 deg. 12 min., except where the roof col-umns are located around the turntable. At such points theangle has been increased to 9 deg. 30 min. from the linepassing through the column and the turntable center, or atotal of 19 deg. between adjoining track centers. The dis-. Sidf Etevofion. Two Views of the Rectangular House ■f eight new supporting yard tracks, in-going and out-going_ine tracks, sidings and emergency roundhouse tracks, etc.,Mling about 17,700 ft. About 7,800 ft. of old trackagewas removed. Other facilities included in the moderniza-tion of the Hornepayne engine terminal were a well-equippedcoaling plant, an ash and cinder handling plant .serving twotracks, a heated water tank, an ice house and a store house. Large Size Provides Ample Space for All Facilities In the new enginehouse, the old 80-ft. turn-table was utilized and the new structure liuilt arounrl in .shape, as stated, the long side of the buildingha? been placed at right angles to the general center line of fancc from tlie center of the turntable to the line of the smokejacks is 119 ft. 6 in. A full complement of nKxlem wheelj)its has been provided, the construction including a driverdrop pit, an engine truck pit and
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