Buildings and structures of American railroads. A reference book for railroad managers, superintendents, master mechanics, engineers, architects, and students (1893)
Berg, Walter G. (Walter Gilman), 1858-1908 · New York, J. Wiley & Sons · leaf 186
atform, the coal being shovelled into the pocketsfrom cars on a track immediateW back of the pockets. This system gives as quick dispatch in coal-ing engines as a high-chute system. Where quick delivery is required and space for a long incline isnot available, this style of coaling platform ofters… … Fig. 276.—Cross-section. Coaling Platform, St. Louis, Iron Mountain i5r» Southern Railway.—The coaling-platform design ofthe St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway, shown in tig. 276, consists of a platform, 12 ft. 4in.above the top of rail, with a supply-track at thecentre of the…
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