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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... engine may work effectively . Such a line cannot , of necessity , as has been before remark- ed , be direct in its course ; it must in this be governed by the form of the ground . The general character of this por- tion of the line ...
... engine may work effectively . Such a line cannot , of necessity , as has been before remark- ed , be direct in its course ; it must in this be governed by the form of the ground . The general character of this por- tion of the line ...
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... engines , must turn either to the north or south . To 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 ...
... engines , must turn either to the north or south . To 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 ...
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... engines , no adequate reason occurs to us to oppose its recommendation to your preference . If , however , on the other hand , a resort to fixed , or stationary engines shall appear ( as it does at present ) irremediable for the whole ...
... engines , no adequate reason occurs to us to oppose its recommendation to your preference . If , however , on the other hand , a resort to fixed , or stationary engines shall appear ( as it does at present ) irremediable for the whole ...
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... engines , with the delay and risk of accidents on so steep an acclivity , would , in our opinion , outweigh those which we have assumed may belong to the route , and we should still feel it our duty to recommend to your adoption the ...
... engines , with the delay and risk of accidents on so steep an acclivity , would , in our opinion , outweigh those which we have assumed may belong to the route , and we should still feel it our duty to recommend to your adoption the ...
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... Engine upon planes of various inclinations , from 0 to 100 ft . per mile . We will suppose an Engine weighing 10 tons to be ca- pable of propelling a load of 260 tons ( tender included ) on a level ; the load of this Engine upon any ...
... Engine upon planes of various inclinations , from 0 to 100 ft . per mile . We will suppose an Engine weighing 10 tons to be ca- pable of propelling a load of 260 tons ( tender included ) on a level ; the load of this Engine upon any ...
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