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 238
out the gutters, or keep the water from freezing, is inappreciable. The pits are 114 ft. long by 3 ft. 11 in. wide in the clear, and from 2 ft. 4 in. to 3 ft. deep belowthe top of the rail. They are drained near the centre of the pit across the house, from ])ir to pit, bya i2-in. iron drain-pipe,… … Fig. 344.—Cross-section.
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