Buildings and structures of American railroads. A reference book for railroad managers, superintendents, master mechanics, engineers, architects, and students (1893)
Berg, Walter Gilman, 1858-1908 · New York Wiley · leaf 113
ower, 19 ftX 19 ft. The height of the sand-store is about 24 ft. to the eaves, and that of the tower about.7,2, ft. In operating the house, the wet sand is run into the wet-sand store in cars on a trestle track,and dumped from hopper-cars or shovelled off into store. The wet sand is wheeled, as… … Fin. iSo.—Cross-skction. SAND-HOUSES. 77 operated by hand, which conveys the sand into a hopper-shaped dry-sand bin occupying the top ofthe tower. From this elevated storage-bin the sand is drawn through spouts directly into the sand-box of the engine, similarly to the manner that water is drawn…
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