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 222
able pit. The turn-table pit is drained through a pipe-drain tothe main sewer. The turn-table pit is 60.6 ft. in diameter in the clear. The turn-table is ofwrought-iron, and is turned liy steam-power. A complete specification for this engine-house is given in the A])pendix at the back of this book.… … Fig. 315.—Cross-section. liiij iA.ti \ijiui_vt Haupt, Superintendent, Motive Power, N. & W. R. R., is a segmental brick roundhouse with iron roof-trusses and slate roof. The outside diameter of the house is 314 ft. 3 in., the inner diameter is 186 ft.3 in., and the diameter of the turn-table is…
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