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 458
counterfort. The truss-shoes at the north end rest on a nest of S rollers 2|| in. in diameter, and a little less than 2ft. long. The south shoes are secured to the masonry by two 2i-in. bolts. The train-shed is built throughout of wrought-iron. The specifications for its quality and for… … Fig. 66S.—Perspective ok Traveller used in Erection of Train-shed, Front View. oxide-of-iron paint mixed with linseed-oil. The question of what is the best paint to preserve the iron roofsof train-sheds from the corrosive eflfect of the gases from the locomotive is an important one ; but so far…
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