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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... length , it pursues thence a straight line 2.5 miles , through the valley of Beaver Brook , across Tatnick Brook , and west of the village of New - Worcester ; thence crossing the Springfield road , and the Hartford turnpike , it curves ...
... length , it pursues thence a straight line 2.5 miles , through the valley of Beaver Brook , across Tatnick Brook , and west of the village of New - Worcester ; thence crossing the Springfield road , and the Hartford turnpike , it curves ...
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... length , and this will ex- ceed 27 feet in depth , for a distance of 2500 feet . This excessive cutting suggests the alternative of raising the grade upon both sides of the summit . Accordingly , upon the east side , the grade upon 7200 ...
... length , and this will ex- ceed 27 feet in depth , for a distance of 2500 feet . This excessive cutting suggests the alternative of raising the grade upon both sides of the summit . Accordingly , upon the east side , the grade upon 7200 ...
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... length of the radius of curvature would throw the line into very deep cutting , on the west side of the pond ; continuing its course north , the route crosses Cranberry Meadow Pond , and again enters the town of Spencer , following the ...
... length of the radius of curvature would throw the line into very deep cutting , on the west side of the pond ; continuing its course north , the route crosses Cranberry Meadow Pond , and again enters the town of Spencer , following the ...
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... length , would exceed 20 feet - the greatest is at Station 699 , and would be 42 feet , and it would be equal to 40 feet for 300 feet in length . In descending west , the line was connected with No. 1 farther south than it should have ...
... length , would exceed 20 feet - the greatest is at Station 699 , and would be 42 feet , and it would be equal to 40 feet for 300 feet in length . In descending west , the line was connected with No. 1 farther south than it should have ...
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... length of the plane about 3000 feet . This line is 1.15 miles shorter than that by Morey sum- mit , and 2.04 miles shorter than the Ryan line . There are three routes by ter the village of Worcester . scribed in Route No. 1 . The which ...
... length of the plane about 3000 feet . This line is 1.15 miles shorter than that by Morey sum- mit , and 2.04 miles shorter than the Ryan line . There are three routes by ter the village of Worcester . scribed in Route No. 1 . The which ...
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