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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... trains are assisted by additional engines , placed there for the purpose . On that road they have thirty engines , of this number , 10 are in daily use , an equal number in the shop undergoing repairs , and the balance laid aside ...
... trains are assisted by additional engines , placed there for the purpose . On that road they have thirty engines , of this number , 10 are in daily use , an equal number in the shop undergoing repairs , and the balance laid aside ...
Page 36
... train . After giving to the subject the mature consideration which its importance demands , we are fully of the opinion , that nothing has been developed by the recent surveys , which justify us in changing the opinion we expressed in ...
... train . After giving to the subject the mature consideration which its importance demands , we are fully of the opinion , that nothing has been developed by the recent surveys , which justify us in changing the opinion we expressed in ...
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... train of cars upon an embankment , by which they should be thrown off the rails , some space is necessary to work , in order to replace them upon the track ; and while this may probably be done if they are not broken , what is the ...
... train of cars upon an embankment , by which they should be thrown off the rails , some space is necessary to work , in order to replace them upon the track ; and while this may probably be done if they are not broken , what is the ...
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... have , with the exception of the two moderate curves at Cranberry hill , and Stone's hill , a straight line of 64 miles ; and , inasmuch as the point named first , presents a very favorable position for a depot where the trains will 47.
... have , with the exception of the two moderate curves at Cranberry hill , and Stone's hill , a straight line of 64 miles ; and , inasmuch as the point named first , presents a very favorable position for a depot where the trains will 47.
Page 48
... trains will stop , the line may in fact be considered straight . From the Brimfield road the line curves to the west , upon a ra- dius of a mile ; and crossing the Chickopee River , it falls upon the point of Long hill ; turning this ...
... trains will stop , the line may in fact be considered straight . From the Brimfield road the line curves to the west , upon a ra- dius of a mile ; and crossing the Chickopee River , it falls upon the point of Long hill ; turning this ...
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