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Mountain Railroad Construction
Although the fallacy of the narrow gauge arguments advanced so vehemently a few years ago is now generally understood, still railroad men generally do not appreciate the fact that the same results in the way of light construction, sharp curves, and, of course, heavy gradients, can be obtained with a standard gauge railway almost as well as with a narrow gauge, and without the attending disadvantages. To illustrate this the author presents a description of some extensions that were added to a system of lumber railways in Northwestern Pennsylvania, under his direction, during the past year.
Mountain Railroad Construction
Although the fallacy of the narrow gauge arguments advanced so vehemently a few years ago is now generally understood, still railroad men generally do not appreciate the fact that the same results in the way of light construction, sharp curves, and, of course, heavy gradients, can be obtained with a standard gauge railway almost as well as with a narrow gauge, and without the attending disadvantages. To illustrate this the author presents a description of some extensions that were added to a system of lumber railways in Northwestern Pennsylvania, under his direction, during the past year.
Mountain Railroad Construction
Parsons, William Barclay (author)
Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers ; 25 ; 119-124
2021-01-01
61891-01-01 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
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