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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... ton Meeting - house about 655 feet above the same point . From this statement it is evident that , so far as the height of the summit is concerned , we must look to the south for the least elevated ground . The most southern of the ...
... ton Meeting - house about 655 feet above the same point . From this statement it is evident that , so far as the height of the summit is concerned , we must look to the south for the least elevated ground . The most southern of the ...
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... ton's saw - mill ; thence turning the point of some elevated ground near C. Hardwin's , it crossed a small branch of Bea- ver Brook ; thence curving around south - west , it ' crossed Tatnick Brook , one third of a mile below , or south ...
... ton's saw - mill ; thence turning the point of some elevated ground near C. Hardwin's , it crossed a small branch of Bea- ver Brook ; thence curving around south - west , it ' crossed Tatnick Brook , one third of a mile below , or south ...
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... tons to be ca- pable of propelling a load of 260 tons ( tender included ) on a level ; the load of this Engine upon any inclination will be thus expressed : - L = ᄂ L = Load on plane in tons . ( E + 2 ) g g + f 1 Load on level in tons ...
... tons to be ca- pable of propelling a load of 260 tons ( tender included ) on a level ; the load of this Engine upon any inclination will be thus expressed : - L = ᄂ L = Load on plane in tons . ( E + 2 ) g g + f 1 Load on level in tons ...
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... tons . = E- Engine in tons . = g = Gravity per ton on plane in lbs . f = Friction of load per ton in lbs . From the above formula we deduce the value of L , or the load in tons , with which this Engine is capable of as- cending upon ...
... tons . = E- Engine in tons . = g = Gravity per ton on plane in lbs . f = Friction of load per ton in lbs . From the above formula we deduce the value of L , or the load in tons , with which this Engine is capable of as- cending upon ...
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... tons , at $ 9,000 Interest upon the same $ 27,000 1,620 Upon a road of grades of 80 feet and upwards , the wear and tear of the engines would be far greater than upon either the Liverpool and Manchester , or the Worcester , from the ...
... tons , at $ 9,000 Interest upon the same $ 27,000 1,620 Upon a road of grades of 80 feet and upwards , the wear and tear of the engines would be far greater than upon either the Liverpool and Manchester , or the Worcester , from the ...
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