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... 450 to 650 feet above the level of the Boston and Worcester Rail - Road at Worcester ; presenting , consequently , a summit , between the tributaries of these streams , of the height just named , to be overcome by the Rail - Road .
... 450 to 650 feet above the level of the Boston and Worcester Rail - Road at Worcester ; presenting , consequently , a summit , between the tributaries of these streams , of the height just named , to be overcome by the Rail - Road .
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RSS > Our route being from east to west , or transverse to the general course of the streams and ridges , no line of any extent in that direction , either level , or of a given inclination to the horizon , can be maintained , without ...
RSS > Our route being from east to west , or transverse to the general course of the streams and ridges , no line of any extent in that direction , either level , or of a given inclination to the horizon , can be maintained , without ...
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... lowering the grade to 35 feet per mile , and turning gradually to the north - west , to cross the valley of French River , it passes this stream a little below the Clappville lower factory , at which point it enters the south - east ...
... lowering the grade to 35 feet per mile , and turning gradually to the north - west , to cross the valley of French River , it passes this stream a little below the Clappville lower factory , at which point it enters the south - east ...
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In the experimental line , which was surveyed in 1835 , in a course more direct from Tucker's hill , to the summit , and passing near the Church referred to , the stream was found to be 60 feet lower than it is at the first crossing ...
In the experimental line , which was surveyed in 1835 , in a course more direct from Tucker's hill , to the summit , and passing near the Church referred to , the stream was found to be 60 feet lower than it is at the first crossing ...
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At the southern bend of Kettle Brook , nearly 4 miles from Worcester , this stream is elevated 10 feet only above the Boston and Worcester RailRoad ; and as we require a distance of nearly 13 miles to pass the summit at a grade of 35 ...
At the southern bend of Kettle Brook , nearly 4 miles from Worcester , this stream is elevated 10 feet only above the Boston and Worcester RailRoad ; and as we require a distance of nearly 13 miles to pass the summit at a grade of 35 ...
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Page 85 - Middlefield, a distance of 6J miles, is the most difficult and expensive portion of the route. The river is exceedingly crooked, and the mountains shut in on both sides, leaving scarcely room for a road, and requiring between Bigelow's and M'Elwain's, 15 crossings.
Page 28 - ... directors, in 1836-7. Springfield: Printed by Merriam, Wood and Co., 1838. 120 p., 2 folded maps. 8°. Contains the following reports: Report upon the surveys between Worcester and Seven Mile River in Brookfield [signed: Wm. Gibbs McNeill, Chief Engineer, WH Swift, Resident Engineer]; Report upon the surveys between Worcester and Seven Mile River in Brookfield, via Henshaw Ridge, &c. [signed: Wm. Gibbs McNeill, George W. Whistler and WH Swift] ; Report upon the expediency of grading the road...
Page 3 - Corporation, made to the directors, in 1836-7. Springfield: Printed by Merriam, Wood and Co., 1838. 120 p., 2 folded maps. 8°. Contains the following reports: Report upon the surveys between Worcester and Seven Mile River in Brookfield [signed: Wm. Gibbs McNeill, Chief Engineer, WH Swift, Resident Engineer]; Report upon the surveys between Worcester and Seven Mile River in Brookfield, via Henshaw Ridge, &c. [signed: Wm. Gibbs McNeill, George W. Whistler and WH Swift] ; Report upon the expediency...
Page 4 - The declivity of the country, on both sides of the summit, in the proper direction...
Page 77 - In order to do this, it will be necessary to assume some point near the Connecticut river, which shall be common to both lines, and refer all the comparisons to it.
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| Title | Reports of the Engineers of the Western Railroad Corporation: Made to the Directors in 1836-7 |
| Author | Western Rail-Road Corporation |
| Publisher | Merriam, Wood and Company, 1838 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 27 Sep 2007 |
| Length | 120 pages |
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