Handbook of Railroad Construction; For the use of American engineers.

Name: Handbook of Railroad Construction; For the use of American engineers.
Author: George L. (George Leonard) Vose

by George L. (George Leonard) Vose

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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.

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Project Gutenberg

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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

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

Subjects

Railroads -- Design and construction Railroads -- Equipment and supplies Railroads -- United States -- Equipment and supplies

About the author

George L. (George Leonard) Vose

1831–1910

A pioneering American civil engineer and teacher, he helped shape how railroads were built and studied in the 19th century. His practical books on railroad construction and bridge failures brought real-world engineering problems to a wide audience.

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