The Modern Railroad (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Excerpt from The Modern Railroad

Early trains for suburbanites - Importance of the towerman Automatic switch systems The interlocking machine Capacities of the largest passenger terminals Room for locomotives, car-storage, etc. Storing and cleanin ears The concourse Waitmg-rooms Baggage accommo ationa Heating - Great development of passenger stations Some notable stations in America.

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Excerpt from The Modern Railroad

To bring to the great lay mind some slight idea of the intricacy and the involved detail of railroad operation is the purpose of this book. Of the intricacies and involved details of railroad finance and railroad politics; of the quarrels between the railroads, the organizations of their employees, the governmental commissions, or the shippers, it says little or nothing. These difficult and pertinent questions have been and still are being competently discussed by other writers.

The author wishes to acknowledge the courtesy of the editor and publishers of Harper's Monthly, Harper's Weekly, The Saturday Evening Post, and Outing in permitting the introduction into this work of portions or entire articles which he has written for them in the past. He would also feel remiss of he did not publish his sincere acknowledgements to "The American Railway," a compilation from Scribner's Magazine, published in 1887, Mr. Logan G. F. Carter's "When Railroads Were New," and Mr. Frank H. Spearman's "The Strategy of Great Railroads." Out of sizable reference library of railroad works, these volumes were the most helpful to him in the preparation of certain chapters of this book.

About the Publisher

Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com

This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.