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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... present season , for a route for the Western Rail - Road , from Worcester to the valley of the Chickopee River , it may be well to premise the description of the several lines which have been exam- ined , by a few remarks upon those ...
... present season , for a route for the Western Rail - Road , from Worcester to the valley of the Chickopee River , it may be well to premise the description of the several lines which have been exam- ined , by a few remarks upon those ...
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... from Wor- cester to the Bottomly factory . This line crossed the Springfield road near S. S. Gates's , at a point about 34 feet above the Boston and Worcester Rail - Road , or 12 feet above our present grade line at 147. Two curves would 8.
... from Wor- cester to the Bottomly factory . This line crossed the Springfield road near S. S. Gates's , at a point about 34 feet above the Boston and Worcester Rail - Road , or 12 feet above our present grade line at 147. Two curves would 8.
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... present grade line at 147. Two curves would be thus introduced - one to the north , to turn into the small ravine from No. 2 - and the other south , to fall into No. 1 . It may not be amiss in this place to say , that a less cir ...
... present grade line at 147. Two curves would be thus introduced - one to the north , to turn into the small ravine from No. 2 - and the other south , to fall into No. 1 . It may not be amiss in this place to say , that a less cir ...
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... present season - lines up- on which the computations of the quantity of cutting and filling have been made . No. 3. Contains profiles of all the principal lines of this season , together with that of the line by Tatnick Brook , and ...
... present season - lines up- on which the computations of the quantity of cutting and filling have been made . No. 3. Contains profiles of all the principal lines of this season , together with that of the line by Tatnick Brook , and ...
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... present hereafter . They will convey a true idea of the nature of the ground which any route across the summit ... presents the aggregate length of curves of the same radius in each route . The surveys have been executed by Assistants ...
... present hereafter . They will convey a true idea of the nature of the ground which any route across the summit ... presents the aggregate length of curves of the same radius in each route . The surveys have been executed by Assistants ...
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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