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Identifier: streetrailwayjo291907newy (find matches)
Title: The Street railway journal
Year: 1884 (1880s)
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Subjects: Street-railroads Electric railroads Transportation
Publisher: New York : McGraw Pub. Co.
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SECTION THROUGH THE FACILITIES ROOMS—(CONTINUED) since it reduces the angle necessary for rapid drainage, andas the water does not flow toward the pits, but from them,
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A VIEW IN THE CAR SHOP, SHOWING THE PIT-HEATING DUCTS ANDRECESSES FOR THE LIGHTS the discharge pipe need not be placed directly under thestringers, but can empty over the pit gutters far below thebase of the track support. The water supply for the entire installation is the same as In connection with these hose reelsthere is installed an underwriters typefire pump in the power plant. Thereare to be also eight standpipes and lad-ders to the roof outside the building.Fire extinguishers and pails are placedthroughout. PIT AND TRACK CONSTRUCTIONThe inspection shed contains threepits spaced 16 ft. centers, 4 ft. 2 ins.wide and 420 ft, long. Including thesteps at each end, they are constructedentirely of concrete except overthe main heating conduit where the bottom of the pitwalls is reinforced with 5-ft. to 6-ft. lengths of old T-rails. The compressed air pipe line sup-plied from a compressor in the powerplant is carried along the track betweenthe ball and the base of the pit rail withnutl

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