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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... whole descent , without excessive excavation on the sum- mit , on the hypothesis that the diminished cost assumed is to be made in so short a distance that the inclination of the plane would be in the ratio of 1 to 9 20.
... whole descent , without excessive excavation on the sum- mit , on the hypothesis that the diminished cost assumed is to be made in so short a distance that the inclination of the plane would be in the ratio of 1 to 9 20.
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... whole descent would be effected . To obviate the difficulty of in- troducing an abrupt curve at the foot of the plane , it is necessary to begin to deflect before reaching Cranberry Meadow Brook ; and at the same time , it is , for a ...
... whole descent would be effected . To obviate the difficulty of in- troducing an abrupt curve at the foot of the plane , it is necessary to begin to deflect before reaching Cranberry Meadow Brook ; and at the same time , it is , for a ...
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... whole would of necessity have to be taken up before the second track could be laid , and therefore the case is very different from that in which the road is prepared for two tracks in the first instance . 5. The difficulty of forming a ...
... whole would of necessity have to be taken up before the second track could be laid , and therefore the case is very different from that in which the road is prepared for two tracks in the first instance . 5. The difficulty of forming a ...
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... whole length of the town of West Springfield . The ridge in this extent is broken at two places only , viz . at Bush's Notch , west of the mouth of the Chickopee river , and at Morley's bridge , a little north of west of the village of ...
... whole length of the town of West Springfield . The ridge in this extent is broken at two places only , viz . at Bush's Notch , west of the mouth of the Chickopee river , and at Morley's bridge , a little north of west of the village of ...
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... whole of its extent through the vil- lage of Springfield - the cost of grading and bridging is greater than upon any except the Cabotville line ; and the land damages upon that part of the line which lies within the thickly settled part ...
... whole of its extent through the vil- lage of Springfield - the cost of grading and bridging is greater than upon any except the Cabotville line ; and the land damages upon that part of the line which lies within the thickly settled part ...
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