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 259
4-in. studs and nailers, and 4-in. X 8-in. plates. The roof-trusses are spaced 14 ft. centres, and are composed of 4-in. X 9-in. principal rafters; 4-in. X 9-in. tie-beams; 4-in. X 5-in. truss-braces; 2?>-in. X 8-in. purlins, spaced 48 in.; truss-rods, | in. and i in.in diameter: roof-sheathing,… … FREIGHT-HO USES. Figs. 376 to 379, dL-sigiicd and built in i8go under the direction of tile autlior, assisted by Mr.Julius G. Hocke, Assistant Engineer, L. V.R. R., and by Mr. E. D. I!. Brown, is a single-story, L-sIiaped frame structure, sheathed onthe outside with galvanized corrugated iron,and…
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