Re: (rshsdepot) Largest arched shed query

[Seth Bramson <sbramson_@_bellsouth.net>]

JIMBEAR wrote:

>Pittsburgh, Jersey City and Chicago don't even come close for the largest shed
>in the US.  The PRR's Broad Street Station in Philadelphia had a shed 300 feet
>wide which was the widest single-span shed in the world. St.Louis Union Station
>had a total span of 600 feet comprised of five smaller spans of  90, 139, 142,
>139, & 90 feet, and South Station, Boston had a total span of 570 feet comprised of only three spans of 171, 228, & 171.
>The Hauptbahnhof in Leipzig, Germany (1915) was the widest multi-span shed in
>the world at 984 feet comprised of 8 smaller spans of 49, 147 x 6, & 49
>
>Sources:    The Railroad Station by Carroll L. V. Meeks
>                  Railroad Stations     by  Brian Solomon
>
 >>>Marvelous, Jim, and many thanks.  (I am impressed).
One last question (from me):  how does Rdg Terminal compare.  I always 
thought it was the largest single span arched terminal, but if not, 
interesting to learn the above.  

>
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