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Title: Electric railway journal
Year: 1908 (1900s)
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Subjects: Electric railroads
Publisher: (New York) McGraw Hill Pub. Co
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
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and near the front of the building a connectionhas been provided in each pit for a steam hose to be usedfor melting snow and ice from trucks before inspection.An attempt was made to provide all such conveniencesduring construction instead of leaving them for an after-thought as has been all too common in the past. Above this bay a second floor was built, extending 160ft. from the front of the building. This floor is for theuse of the carmen, and ample facilities for their pleasureand comfort have been supplied. As the 15-ft. track cen-ters are wide to allow for car washing, it has been foundpossible to place the stairways to the second floor betweenthe tracks and allow sufficient clearance between the carsand the stairway. The stairs land in a main hall whichleads to an assembly room in the rear. On one side of thehall is a locker room containing 400 metal lockers, and onthe other side are found toilet rooms together with show-ers and tub baths. The whole front is arranged for a bil-
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Northern Ohio Shops—General Layout, Showing Location of New Shops the same general architectural lines, being built of com-mon red brick laid in Flemish bond with raked black mortarjoints. Gray terra cotta trimming and steel window sasheswere used throughout. CARHOUSE The carhouse really consists of three separate buildings,the three three-track bays being separated by solid 13-in.brick fire walls. The only break in these walls is a dooropening about midway of their length which is protectedby a metal fire door. The east section is 48 ft. wide by 448 ft. long. Inspectionpits run nearly the full length of each of the three tracks.Between the pits are concrete floors sloped to drain intothe pits, which have cesspool drains at frequent intervals.It is intended that any portion of this section may be usedfor car washing, and hose bibs have been provided at fre-quent intervals on both hot-water and cold-water lines. The walls of all pits were designed with a recess fromthe floor to withi

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