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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... miles distant from it . An uniform grade to this summit would give 35.51 feet per mile . It Grout's summit , in the town of Spencer , is the third . lies about 2 miles south of the village , and between the head of a branch of Cranberry ...
... miles distant from it . An uniform grade to this summit would give 35.51 feet per mile . It Grout's summit , in the town of Spencer , is the third . lies about 2 miles south of the village , and between the head of a branch of Cranberry ...
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... miles ; thence turning gradually to the north - west , it crosses the Springfield road and the Seven mile River ; thence turning to the south - west , it crosses the Springfield road a second time near the Spencer and Brookfield line ...
... miles ; thence turning gradually to the north - west , it crosses the Springfield road and the Seven mile River ; thence turning to the south - west , it crosses the Springfield road a second time near the Spencer and Brookfield line ...
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... mile , and consequently descends at a steeper grade ; viz . for 2.01 miles , at 50.17 per mile , and for 1.43 miles , at 34.74 . The crossing of the Cranberry Meadow valley would necessitate a heavy embankment ; that is to say , the ...
... mile , and consequently descends at a steeper grade ; viz . for 2.01 miles , at 50.17 per mile , and for 1.43 miles , at 34.74 . The crossing of the Cranberry Meadow valley would necessitate a heavy embankment ; that is to say , the ...
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... mile River ; and thence by the western side hill of Seven mile River valley , with occasional moderate curves , it falls into Route No. 1 , at 1065 of the same distance 22.04 miles . Route No. 11 , -Morey Summit Route . This route ...
... mile River ; and thence by the western side hill of Seven mile River valley , with occasional moderate curves , it falls into Route No. 1 , at 1065 of the same distance 22.04 miles . Route No. 11 , -Morey Summit Route . This route ...
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... miles , or about one mile greater than Mr. Baldwin's , between the same points . The height of the ridge is 355 feet above the Boston and Worcester Rail- Road , giving , if an uniform grade could be adopted , 52.67 per mile . But as ...
... miles , or about one mile greater than Mr. Baldwin's , between the same points . The height of the ridge is 355 feet above the Boston and Worcester Rail- Road , giving , if an uniform grade could be adopted , 52.67 per mile . But as ...
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