Landmarks on the iron road : two centuries of North American railroad engineering
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Landmarks on the iron road : two centuries of North American railroad engineering
（Railroads past and present）
Indiana University Press, 1999
- alk. paper
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
American civil engineers were unsurpassed in their ability to buildrailroads over great distances and across high mountain passes, to erect greatbridges, or to bore tunnels of prodigious length. This is a remarkable story of theapplication of engineering to the building of a transportation system that civilizedand settled America, and then supported an industrial revolution and created a worldpower.
Table of Contents
Table of Contents: Preface Chapter 1 - Across the Waters Chapter 2 - Across Great Mountains Chapter 3 - Railroads Below GroundChapter 4 - Yards, Docks and Terminals Chapter 5 - Lost Landmarks Bibliography
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