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Handbook of Railroad Construction; For the use of American engineers. Containing the necessary rules, tables, and formulæ for the location, construction, equipment, and management of railroads, as built in the United States.
by George L. (George Leonard) Vose
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24 totalHANDBOOK OF RAILROAD CONSTRUCTION; FOR THE USE OF AMERICAN ENGINEERS. CONTAINING THE NECESSARY RULES, TABLES, AND FORMULÆ FOR THE LOCATION, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT, AND MANAGEMENT OF RAILROADS, AS BUILT IN THE UNITED STATES. With 158 Illustrations
PREFACE.
GENERAL TABLE OF CONTENTS.
ANALYTICAL INDEX.
ADDITIONS, ALTERATIONS, AND CORRECTIONS.
INTRODUCTION.
CHAPTER I. RECONNOISSANCE.
CHAPTER II. SURVEY.
CHAPTER III. LOCATION.
CHAPTER IV. PRELIMINARY OPERATIONS.
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Handbook of Railroad Construction; For the use of American engineers. Containing the necessary rules, tables, and formulæ for the location, construction, equipment, and management of railroads, as built in the United States. Containing the necessary rules, tables, and formulæ for the location, construction, equipment, and management of railroads, as built in the United States.
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Produced by Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Release date
2018-03-06
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Public domain in the USA.
About the author
George L. (George Leonard) Vose
1831–1910
An influential 19th-century railroad engineer and teacher, he helped turn fast-growing American railroading into a more systematic field of study. His practical manuals became trusted guides for engineers and students alike.
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