Reports of the Engineers of the Western Railroad Corporation: Made to the Directors in 1836-7Merriam, Wood and Company, 1838 - 120 pages |
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... avoid in the descent west , ) will increase the re- sistance , quite as much , or more , than an increase of 10 ft . in the grade , together , ( on both sides of the summit ) say equal to an inclination of 100 ft . per mile . In ...
... avoid in the descent west , ) will increase the re- sistance , quite as much , or more , than an increase of 10 ft . in the grade , together , ( on both sides of the summit ) say equal to an inclination of 100 ft . per mile . In ...
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... avoid abrupt curves , and to take advantage of the best ground . From this factory , two routes were surveyed- one across the peninsula upon which Palmer village is situ- ated - and the other , around by the valley of the river . The ...
... avoid abrupt curves , and to take advantage of the best ground . From this factory , two routes were surveyed- one across the peninsula upon which Palmer village is situ- ated - and the other , around by the valley of the river . The ...
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... avoid a constant succession of curves in this , the steepest part of the road , it may be necessary to cross the river eight times , in a distance of about 3 miles , or resort to the expensive alternative of making deep cuts across the ...
... avoid a constant succession of curves in this , the steepest part of the road , it may be necessary to cross the river eight times , in a distance of about 3 miles , or resort to the expensive alternative of making deep cuts across the ...
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... avoided , and the other would be crossed at a very narrow part of it , and where the depth is but 12 to 14 feet , and in addition it would facilitate the entrance of the route into the Garden Brook valley . The distance would be ...
... avoided , and the other would be crossed at a very narrow part of it , and where the depth is but 12 to 14 feet , and in addition it would facilitate the entrance of the route into the Garden Brook valley . The distance would be ...
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... avoid abrupt curvature , and descending at grades of 43 , 16 , 5 , 21 , and 42 ft . per mile , it turns the point of the high bank , near Mill Street , and from thence to its termination at State Street , it follows the same bank ...
... avoid abrupt curvature , and descending at grades of 43 , 16 , 5 , 21 , and 42 ft . per mile , it turns the point of the high bank , near Mill Street , and from thence to its termination at State Street , it follows the same bank ...
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40 feet approximately located ascending Ashley's mill Bench Boston and Worcester branch Bush's Notch Cabotville line Charlton Chester village Chickopee River Clappville Connecticut river cost of grading Cranberry Meadow Brook crosses the river curvature curve depot descent direction Dist distance East Brookfield Elev Elev.of embankment End Brook Route engines Excavation factory favorable feet per mile feet radius French River Gallup's mills Garden Brook line Garden Brook Route grading and bridging Green Water pond ground Grout Summit Route Grout's Henshaw Ridge Housatonic river inclined plane length line passes main line Maximum grade Mill River Mount Tom Munn's brook nearly north route north side Otis Pittsfield Rad Rad rock Ryan Summit Route Seven Mile River side hill south route south side Spencer Spencer village Station Stony hill straight stream surveyed SYNOPSIS Tekoa mountain thence turning valley village West Stockbridge WESTERN RAIL ROAD Westfield river Westfield Village width
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Page 84 - Ocean, the first thing which strikes us is, that, the north-east and south-east monsoons, which are found the one on the north and the other on...
Page 76 - ... know of the original principles of the ancient Hindu religion which are said to be found in the Veds. They recognise no incarnations, but the well known avatar and the Hindu code of law and morals equally inculcate chastity in females before marriage, and fidelity in the marriage state. Therefore, so far as we may be called upon to express an opinion upon this part of the plea, the defendant has successfully shown that the doctrines of the Vallabhacharya sect are in those respects contrary to...
Page 85 - Middlefield, a distance of 6£ 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 73 - ... the road for a double track [signed: Wm. Gibbs McNeill, George W. Whistler and WH Swift]; Reports upon the surveys between Seven Mile River in Brookfield, and Tekoa Mountains . . - [signed as in preceding report] ; Report upon the reconnoissance around the north end of Mount Tom [signed: WH Swift]; Report upon the surveys between Connecticut river and the western boundary of the state [signed: George W. Whistler, WH Swift and Wm. Gibbs McNeill]. Two folded maps entitled "Route of the Western...
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 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.