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A Resurvey of the Williamsport Division of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad
In 1890 the author was retained by the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company to make a survey of its line between Port Clinton and Newberry Junction, a distance of 125 miles. From Port Clinton to Sunbury the road has heavy grades and sharp curves, while from Sunbury to the end of the division the grades are light and the curves easy.
The survey was made to establish a working center line and to introduce transition curves where practicable. All physical features of the ground within a short distance on each side of the center line were located, and data obtained for establishing the right-of-way and property lines. A complete line of levels was to be run over the road, and working grades established for the track, but as the survey was not completed, this work was not finished. From the data obtained by the survey, maps and profiles of the line were prepared on which were to be recorded all subsequent changes in tracks, alignment and right-of-way. This work, like the leveling, has never been finished.
A Resurvey of the Williamsport Division of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad
In 1890 the author was retained by the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company to make a survey of its line between Port Clinton and Newberry Junction, a distance of 125 miles. From Port Clinton to Sunbury the road has heavy grades and sharp curves, while from Sunbury to the end of the division the grades are light and the curves easy.
The survey was made to establish a working center line and to introduce transition curves where practicable. All physical features of the ground within a short distance on each side of the center line were located, and data obtained for establishing the right-of-way and property lines. A complete line of levels was to be run over the road, and working grades established for the track, but as the survey was not completed, this work was not finished. From the data obtained by the survey, maps and profiles of the line were prepared on which were to be recorded all subsequent changes in tracks, alignment and right-of-way. This work, like the leveling, has never been finished.
A Resurvey of the Williamsport Division of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad
Snyder, George D. (author)
Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers ; 36 ; 509-513
2021-01-01
51896-01-01 pages
Article (Journal)
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