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Identifier: railroadgradecro00cali (find matches)
Title: Report on railroad grade crossing elimination and passenger and freight terminals in Los Angeles
Year: 1920 (1920s)
Authors: California Public Utilities Commission
Subjects: Railroad crossings Railroad stations
Publisher: (Sacramento
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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the Salt Lake tracksto be depressed aliout IS feet below the present level. \\e should say thata concrete brid.ge at this point, which is of more or less monumental con-struction and visible some distance in almost every direction, should belevel as far as the channel spans are concerned, ^\e think this is sufficientground for the rejection of these plans. EXCAVATION QUANTITIES The excavation (;uaiitities for depression of the Santa l-e and .^alt Laketracks along the Los Angeles River, as estimated for the \arious combina-tions of stations and routes, are as follnwx: EARTHWORK QUANTITIES—TRACK DEPRESSION ALONGLOS ANGELES RIVER Side of Los Angeles RiverDepression of Trackage Along River Santa Fe or Salt Lake oras Influenced by Various Plans West Side East Side Total for Union Stations Cu. Yds. Cu. Yds. Cu. Yds. Alhambra Avenue Depressed Depression of Existing* Trackage1. No Union Passenger or Freight Station 279.372 208.918 488.290 ♦Based on completion of double tracks on Santa Fe.
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152 Los Angeles Terminal Invkstication Depression and Double Tracking 2. Union Passenger Station at Plaza. 544,026 235,561 790,487Union Freight Station at Santa Fc Site 3. Union Passenger Station at Santa Fe Site 556,629 235,561 792,190 Xo Union Freiglit Station 4. Union Passenger Station at South- ern Pacific Site 554,926 237.911 792,837 Union Frei.uht Station at Santa FcSite Alhambra Atvenue not DepressedDepression of Existing* Trackage 1. Ko Lnion Passenger or Ireight Station . 243,107 184.645 427.752 It will be noted that the excavation required for the depression of thesetracks along both sides of the river is considerably increased (about 300,000cu. yds. or over 60 per cent) by the grading necessary to establish either aunion passenger or freight station at the Santa Fe site, and also that thetotal e.xcavation is not materially different between the various plans forthe union stations. It may be possible to somewhat reduce the yardage tohe moved from the Santa Fe site. The amoun

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  • bookid:railroadgradecro00cali
  • bookyear:1920
  • bookdecade:1920
  • bookcentury:1900
  • bookauthor:California_Public_Utilities_Commission
  • booksubject:Railroad_crossings
  • booksubject:Railroad_stations
  • bookpublisher:_Sacramento
  • bookcontributor:University_of_California_Libraries
  • booksponsor:Internet_Archive
  • bookleafnumber:168
  • bookcollection:cdl
  • bookcollection:americana
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