. Elektrische Eisenbahn Zeitschrift . Omaha Carhouse – A Corner of the Employees Reading Room Rail ist 7 ft. 2 Zoll in Länge, an einem Ende durch einen 2-Zoll-Stahlstift schwenkbar, der 18 Zoll in den Boxensockel ragt. Der obere Teil des Stiftes ist horizontal gebogen, so dass er mit dem abnehmbaren Schienenabschnitt verschraubt werden kann. Durch Loslassen der Sperrvorrichtung am gegenüberliegenden Ende kann der wieder bewegliche Schienenabschnitt aus dem Weg geschwenkt werden, wodurch das Rad in die Grube fallen gelassen werden kann. Durch die Bereitstellung eines Winkels Omaha Carhouse – Innenansicht von First-FloorEntrance Auto Clearance, und die Strecken jenseits der besonderen
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. Electric railway journal . Omaha Carhouse—A Corner of the Employees Reading Room rail is 7 ft. 2 in. in length, pivoted at one end by meansof a 2-in. steel pin which extends 18 in. into the pit pedestal.The upper portion of the pin is bent to a horizontal positionso that it may be bolted to the removable rail section. Byreleasing the locking device at the opposite end the re-movable rail section may be swung out of the way, allowingthe wheel to be dropped into the pit. By providing an angle Omaha Carhouse—Interior View from First-FloorEntrance car clearance, and the tracks beyond the special work arearranged in pairs with an 11-ft. spacing between the tracksof each pair and a 13-ft. i-in. spacing between tracks inadjoining pairs. The single 36-ft. 9-111. entrance on thefirst floor and the entrances on the second floor are inclosedby rolling steel doors which are operated manually. In providing for the special work and tracks leading into. Omaha Carhouse—Exterior View from Tenth Street stop 3 in. x 5 in. x y2 in. on the side of the rail oppositethe pivot and locking mechanism, a uniform track gage ismaintained. TRACK ARRANGEMENT An unusual feature in the track layout is that practicallyall the special work on the lower floor level is laid downinside the building. Although but little of this special the second story by way of the roof over the first story, theroof and second floor for a distance 8 ft. inside the buildingwere dropped 16 in. below the second-floor level. Thisallowed the top rail outside the building to conform to theelevation of the rail inside and at the same time permitteda deposit of 6 in. of ballast under the ties. The roof slabunder these tracks was increased in thickness from 4 in. February 8, 1913.] ELECTRIC RAILWAY JOURNAL 245 to 5 in. over the first two panels outside the building andto 7 in. in thickness over the two panels supporting theladder track and turnouts. In addition to this increase i
