Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. LXVIII, Sept. 1910

Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. LXVIII, Sept. 1910 - The New York Tunnel...
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Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. LXVIII, Sept. 1910

Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. LXVIII, Sept. 1910

$9.99

Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. LXVIII, Sept. 1910

$9.99
Author: Raymond, Charles W.
Format: eBook
Language: English

Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. LXVIII, Sept. 1910 - The New York Tunnel Extension of the Pennsylvania Railroad.

Some time before the appointment of the Board of Engineers which supervised the designing and construction of the New York Tunnel Extension of the Pennsylvania Railroad, the late A.J. Cassatt, then President of the Company, said to the writer that for many years he had been unable to reconcile himself to the idea that a railroad system like the Pennsylvania should be prevented from entering the most important and populous city in the country by a river less than one mile wide. The result of this thought was the tunnel extension project now nearly completed; but it is only in recent years that new conditions have rendered such a solution of the problem practicable as well as desirable. Previously a tunnel designed for steam railroad traffic, to enter New York City near Christopher Street, was partly constructed, but the work was abandoned for financial reasons. Then plans for a great suspension bridge, to enable all the railroads reaching the west shore [2]of the North River to enter the city at the foot of 23d Street, were carefully worked out by the North River Bridge Company. The Pennsylvania Railroad Company gave this project its support by agreeing to pay its pro rata share for the use of the bridge; but the other railroads declined to participate, and the execution of this plan was not undertaken. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 18229
Author: Raymond, Charles W.
Release Date: Apr 22, 2006
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Language: English

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