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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... streams , of the height just named , to be overcome by the Rail - Road . The numerous branches which rise in this high ground , flow principally from the north to the south , and by their course indicate the general declivity of the ...
... streams , of the height just named , to be overcome by the Rail - Road . The numerous branches which rise in this high ground , flow principally from the north to the south , and by their course indicate the general declivity of the ...
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... streams and ridges , no line of any ex- tent in that direction , either level , or of a given inclination to the horizon , can be maintained , without resorting , either to a succession of cuttings and fillings , or a constant series of ...
... streams and ridges , no line of any ex- tent in that direction , either level , or of a given inclination to the horizon , can be maintained , without resorting , either to a succession of cuttings and fillings , or a constant series of ...
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... stream a little below the Clappville lower factory , at which point it enters the south - east part of the town of Leicester ; and then running south of the Church in this village , reverts to a south - westerly course , ( re - entering ...
... stream a little below the Clappville lower factory , at which point it enters the south - east part of the town of Leicester ; and then running south of the Church in this village , reverts to a south - westerly course , ( re - entering ...
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... stream was found to be 60 feet lower than it is at the first crossing place , or something like 100 feet below the ... streams flowing in opposite directions rise near each other ,. there is a swamp . This swamp is traversed by the route ...
... stream was found to be 60 feet lower than it is at the first crossing place , or something like 100 feet below the ... streams flowing in opposite directions rise near each other ,. there is a swamp . This swamp is traversed by the route ...
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... stream is ele- vated 10 feet only above the Boston and Worcester Rail- Road ; and as we require a distance of nearly 13 miles to pass the summit at a grade of 35 feet , even , it is obvious that the line by Dark Brook would not suit our ...
... stream is ele- vated 10 feet only above the Boston and Worcester Rail- Road ; and as we require a distance of nearly 13 miles to pass the summit at a grade of 35 feet , even , it is obvious that the line by Dark Brook would not suit our ...
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