Identifier: electricrailway411913newy (find matches)
Title: Electric railway journal
Year: 1908 (1900s)
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Subjects: Electric railroads
Publisher: (New York) McGraw Hill Pub. Co
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
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Sera;) Rail Extends fullwidth of Pits I 24^-- Electric Ry. Journal Omaha Carhouse—Details of Drop Pit the sprinkler system, ordinary hand chemical fire extin-guishers have been installed at convenient points in the car-house. HEATING PLANT As noted in the beginning of the article, the steam-heatingplant is located under the sidewalk on Tenth Street. Theconnection to the stack from the boiler room is by way ofa 3-ft. square concrete duct underneath the first floorwhich leads to a point where the 28-in. steel stack could be
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Pierce Street Descending Grade 3,-13 Columns in first stOEJ square, hoopedWalls 13 bridle, escept as aoted Basement Floor Plan,of Toilet and Bath RoomElectric Ry.Jwmal Omaha Carhouse—Plan of First Floor for use in emergencies a 50,000-gal. steel tank was includedin the fire protection equipment. This tank is supported ona steel tower which rests directly on the building columns,four of. which are enlarged sufficiently to support the addi-tional load. This reserve water supply tank is connected tothe city water system and is kept filled at all times. Toprevent the water in the tank from freezing at low tem- located conveniently. The heating plant is of the direct-radiation type, with a horizontal boiler and built-up pipecoil radiation mounted on the building walls. No heat wasprovided in the second-floor car storage space, but six cast-iron grates 7 ft. wide by 8 ft. 6 in. long were built in thefloor, thus allowing natural circulation to keep the tempera-ture in this portion of the b

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