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 184
tform, the coal being shovelled into the pocketsfrom cars on a track immediately back of the pockets. This system gives as quick dispatch in coal-ing engines as a high-chute system. Where quick delivery is required and space for a long incline isnot available, this style of coaling platform offers… … Fig. 276.—Cross-section. Coaling Platform, St. Louis, Iron Mountain er Southern Raihvay.—The coaling-platform design ofthe St. Louis, Iron Mountain \- Southern Railway, shown in Fig. 276, consists of a platform, 12 ft. 4in.above the top of rail, with a supply-track at thecentre of the jjlatform,…
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