The Modern Railroad (Classic Reprint)
Author | : Edward Hungerford |
Publisher | : Forgotten Books |
Total Pages | : 570 |
Release | : 2015-07-28 |
ISBN-10 | : 1332059805 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781332059805 |
Rating | : 4/5 (805 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Modern Railroad (Classic Reprint) written by Edward Hungerford and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-07-28 with total page 570 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Modern Railroad Two great groups of railroads; East to West, and North to South - Some of the giant roads - Canals - Development of the country's natural resources - Railroad projects - Locomo tives imported - First locomotive of American manufacture - Opposition of cana1 owners to railroads - Development of Pennsylvania's anthracite mines - The merging of small lines into systems. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.