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Title: Building and repairing railways ... : Forming one of the series of the volumes comprised in the Revised and enlarged edition of The science of railways,
Year: 1906 (1900s)
Authors: Kirkman, Marshall M. (Marshall Monroe), 1842-1921
Subjects: Railroads
Publisher: New York and Chicago : The World railway publishing co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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yet onaccount of competition it must be considered.For this reason it is not the greatest economyto erect buildings of a character to last for a longperiod. It is also difficult to design a buildingfor the present, and provide for extensions to bebuilt when business increases; the increased busi-ness often takes place along unexpected lines andis of a character which could not be anticipated.The growth of the country and the expansion ofbusiness, while increasing the receipts of a rail-road, also greatly increase the expenditure madeto provide facilities to handle the business. Thesereasons tend to make careful railway managersuse buildings which the public are protestingagainst and which they are not satisfied with.For the larger buildings such as terminal depots,general offices, depots both passenger and freightat large cities or manufacturing centers, hotelsand even offices and shops at division head-quarters, it is impossible to lay down any general STANDARDS OF CONSTRUCTION, 301
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C4 o oo o oo M > I—I ►:;w EH EhO O 302 BUILDIXG AND HEPAIItTNG RAILWAYS. plan to be adopted, as the conditions are so dif-ferent. Fig. 187 is a plan of a frame depot suitable fora new line in a sparsely settled country. Livingrooms are provided for the agent and his family;a passing track but no house track is providedfor.

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