Charles W. Raymond

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Charles W. Raymond

A U.S. Army engineer and brigadier general, he helped shape major American infrastructure projects and wrote about the bold rail tunnels that transformed travel into New York City. His work brings together practical engineering detail and the excitement of a country building on a grand scale.

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Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. LXVIII, Sept. 1910 The New York Tunnel Extension of the Pennsylvania Railroad. Paper No. 1150

Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. LXVIII, Sept. 1910 The New York Tunnel Extension of the Pennsylvania Railroad. Paper No. 1150

by Charles W. Raymond

About the author

Born in 1842, Charles W. Raymond built a long career in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and became a brigadier general. He is remembered for important civil-engineering work, including service in Alaska after the 1867 purchase and later leadership on major harbor and tunnel projects.

As a writer, he is best known for technical work connected to the New York Tunnel Extension of the Pennsylvania Railroad, published through the Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers. His writing reflects the mindset of an engineer deeply involved in the practical challenges of ambitious public works.

Raymond died in 1913, but his work still offers a vivid look at an era when engineering projects were reshaping American transportation and industry.