The American Railway: Its Construction, Development, Management, and Appliances

The American Railway: Its Construction, Development, Management, and Appliances

The American Railway: Its Construction, Development, Management, and AppliancesBy THOMAS M. COOLEY. [Pg 1] By THOMAS CURTIS...
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The American Railway: Its Construction, Development, Management, and Appliances

The American Railway: Its Construction, Development, Management, and Appliances

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The American Railway: Its Construction, Development, Management, and Appliances

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Author: Clarke, Thomas Curtis,1827-1901
Format: eBook
Language: English

The American Railway: Its Construction, Development, Management, and Appliances

By THOMAS M. COOLEY. [Pg 1] By THOMAS CURTIS CLARKE. The world of to-day differs from that of Napoleon Bonaparte more than his world differed from that of Julius Csar; and this change has chiefly been made by railways. Railways have been known since the days of the Romans. Their tracks were made of two lines of cut stones. Iron rails took their place about one hundred and fifty years ago, when the use of that metal became extended. These roads were called tram-roads, and were used to carry coal from the mines to the places of shipment. They were few in number and attracted little attention. The modern railway was created by the Stephensons in 1830, when they built the locomotive "Rocket." The development of the railway since is due to the development of the locomotive. Civil engineering has done much, but mechanical engineering has done more. The invention of the steam-engine by James Watt, in 1773, attracted the attention of advanced thinkers to a possible steam[2] locomotive. Erasmus Darwin, in a poem published in 1781, made this remarkable prediction: ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 54383
Author: Clarke, Thomas Curtis
Release Date: Mar 18, 2017
Format: eBook
Language: English

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