ia BUILDINGS AND SIRUCTURES OF AMERICAN RAILROADS.
The hand-car track inside of the house is formed of rails on cross-ties. Along each gable endof the house there are racks and shelves for stocking tools.
The principal sizes used are as follows: sub-sills, 6 in. X 8 in.; sills, 6 in. X 6 in.; door-studs,4 in. X 4 in.; braces, 2 in. X 4 in.; studs, 2 in. X 4 in.; plates, 2 in. X 4 in.; ceiling-joists, 2 in. X 4in.; rafters, 2 in. X 4 in.
Single Hand-car House, Northern Pacific Railroad . —The standard single hand-car house of theNorthern Pacific Railroad , with accommodations for one hand-car, shown in Figs. 36 and 37,adopted on some sections of the road in place of the standard section tool-house, described above, isa frame structure, 9 ft. X 12 ft., sheathed on the outside with vertical boards and battens and roofedwith shingles. The large door is at the gable end of the building facing the track; it is 6 ft. wide, intwo sections, hinged on the outside and swinging outward. The building is placed with the gable endfacing the track, 15 ft. distant from the nearest rail. This space is covered by a platform, the samewidth as the house, and sloping down toward the track. The height of frame from floor to top ofplate is 7 ft. There are no windows in the house.
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Fig. 36.—Front Elevation and Cross-section.
Fig. 37.—Side Elevation.
The principal sizes used are as follows: sills, 6 in. X 6 in.; floor-joists, 4 in. X 8 in., spaced 27in. between centres, spanning 12 ft.; plates, 2 in. X 4 in., upright; rafters, 2 in. X 4 in.; floor, 2 in.;joists under platform, 2 in. X 8 in., spaced 27 in. between centres, spanning 12 ft.; hand-car track-rails, 2 in. X 3 in., nailed on top of flooring.
Double Hand-car House, Northern Pacific Railroad . —The standard double hand-car house of theNorthern Pacific Railroad is practically composed of two single houses, the same as shown in Figs.36 and 37, placed side by side with one roof over both of them. This standard can be usedwith certain advantages, wherever several gangs are located at the same place and it is desirable toseparate the tools and equipment of each gang, while keeping the general stock and supplies underthe same roof.
Section Tool-house, Lehigh Valley Railroad. —The tool-house of the Lehigh Valley Railroad,
g.—G round-plan.
in use on the New Jersey Division, shown in Figs. 38 and 39, designed by Mr. C. Rosenberg,Master Carpenter, New Jersey Division, L. V. R. R., is a frame structure, 16 ft. X 20 ft., ceiled on