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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Page 7
... effect of raising the grades will evidently be to in- crease the height of the embankments . The accompanying Tables will exhibit fully , the computations of the quantity of earth to be removed in both cases . Through the cut from 723 ...
... effect of raising the grades will evidently be to in- crease the height of the embankments . The accompanying Tables will exhibit fully , the computations of the quantity of earth to be removed in both cases . Through the cut from 723 ...
Page 10
... effect the descent within the pre- scribed limits , and to ascertain the direction in which it could best be made , two lines were traced - one south , by the head of Cranberry Meadow pond - and the other north , through the village of ...
... effect the descent within the pre- scribed limits , and to ascertain the direction in which it could best be made , two lines were traced - one south , by the head of Cranberry Meadow pond - and the other north , through the village of ...
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... effect the passage of the main dividing ridge , which separates the waters of the Chickopee from those of the French River ; for the route by Morey's summit is a mere modification of that by Ryan's , suggested by the de- sire to avoid ...
... effect the passage of the main dividing ridge , which separates the waters of the Chickopee from those of the French River ; for the route by Morey's summit is a mere modification of that by Ryan's , suggested by the de- sire to avoid ...
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... effect of which , it may be incidentally remarked , is quite as injurious to the road , as to the en- gines . We shall therefore assume $ 6,500 as the cost of maintaining the engines in repair , and of running the same , and this is ...
... effect of which , it may be incidentally remarked , is quite as injurious to the road , as to the en- gines . We shall therefore assume $ 6,500 as the cost of maintaining the engines in repair , and of running the same , and this is ...
Page 35
... effect on the descending planes , would be entirely inadmissible ; therefore the dif- ference of time in descending by the regulated velocity , and that which would be required to compensate for the loss of time in ascending , would be ...
... effect on the descending planes , would be entirely inadmissible ; therefore the dif- ference of time in descending by the regulated velocity , and that which would be required to compensate for the loss of time in ascending , would be ...
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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