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Railroad construction theory and practice
a text-book for the use of students in colleges and technical schools, and a hand-book for the use of engineers in field and office
1 online resource (xvii, 847 pages) : illustrations.
This title covers all aspects of railway construction: surveying, alignment, earthwork, trestles, tunnels, culverts and minor bridges, ballast, ties and other forms of rail support, rails, rail fastenings, switches and crossings, miscellaneous structures and buildings, yards and terminals, block signalling, rolling stock, train resistance, costing, locomotive power, project promotion, operating expenses, distance, curvature, grade, improvement of old lines, and stresses in track.