Reports of the Engineers of the Western Rail Road Corporation, Made to the Directors, in 1836-7Merriam, Wood and Company, 1838 - 120 pages |
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... depot of the Boston and Worcester Rail - Road , the line passes south of J. Goddard's house , thence crossing the Black- stone canal , it passes south of G. Trumbull's , and sweeping around the foot of Powder - house knoll , upon 5.
... depot of the Boston and Worcester Rail - Road , the line passes south of J. Goddard's house , thence crossing the Black- stone canal , it passes south of G. Trumbull's , and sweeping around the foot of Powder - house knoll , upon 5.
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... depot . The third line is by the valley of Turkey Brook , and the north end of the village . The computations have been made upon all the lines for a width of 26 feet - slopes at the excavations and embank- ments of 1 to 1. In ...
... depot . The third line is by the valley of Turkey Brook , and the north end of the village . The computations have been made upon all the lines for a width of 26 feet - slopes at the excavations and embank- ments of 1 to 1. In ...
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... with the exception of the two moderate curves at Cranberry hill , and Stone's hill , a straight line of 64 miles ; and , inasmuch as the point named first , presents a very favorable position for a depot where the trains will 47.
... with the exception of the two moderate curves at Cranberry hill , and Stone's hill , a straight line of 64 miles ; and , inasmuch as the point named first , presents a very favorable position for a depot where the trains will 47.
Page 48
... depot where the trains will stop , the line may in fact be considered straight . From the Brimfield road the line curves to the west , upon a ra- dius of a mile ; and crossing the Chickopee River , it falls upon the point of Long hill ...
... depot where the trains will stop , the line may in fact be considered straight . From the Brimfield road the line curves to the west , upon a ra- dius of a mile ; and crossing the Chickopee River , it falls upon the point of Long hill ...
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... depot , in the village of West Stock- bridge , and from thence by the route of said road , 2 , miles to the termination of the Hudson and Berkshire Rail Road , at the New York state line , and at this point it unites with the North ...
... depot , in the village of West Stock- bridge , and from thence by the route of said road , 2 , miles to the termination of the Hudson and Berkshire Rail Road , at the New York state line , and at this point it unites with the North ...
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Albany amount annual approximately located ascending Baltimore Board Boston and Worcester branch bridge Brook line Brookfield Cabotville cent Chickopee Committee Commonwealth Connecticut river construction cost of grading crossing curve debt Depot descending Directors distance duty east East Brookfield embankment End Brook Erie canal estimated expense favorable feet per mile freight French River fuel Garden Brook Route Grout Summit Housatonic Housatonic river Hudson increase interest internal improvement Legislature length Levi Lincoln loan Massachusetts ment miles run mill millions nearly north route paid passengers passes Pittsfield pond portion present revenue rock Ross Winans Ryan Summit Route scrip Seven Mile River side sinking fund south route Springfield Station stockholders Stony hill stream surveys Tekoa mountain thence tion tolls tons Total town treasurer trial valley village West Springfield West Stockbridge Western Rail Western Rail-road Corporation Western Road Westfield river Westfield Village whole Worcester Rail-Road