The American Railway: Its Construction, Development, Management, and AppliancesClarke, Thomas Curtis
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The American Railway: Its Construction, Development, Management, and Appliances
Clarke, Thomas Curtis
Railroads -- United States
John W. Garrett 355
Albert Fink 366
Charles Francis Adams 367
Thomas M. Cooley 369
"Dancing on the Carpet" 386
Trainman and Tramps 387
Braking in Hard Weather 389
Flagging in Winter 391
Coupling 392
The Pleasant Part of a Brakeman's Life 395
At the Spring 397
Just Time to Jump 403
Timely Warning 407
The Passenger Conductor 409
Station Gardening 416
In the Yard at Night 419
A Track-walker on a Stormy Night 421
A Crossing Flagman 423
A Little Relaxation 424
MAPS.
Mileage compared with Area 429
Railways, 1830, 1840, 1850, and 1860 430
Railways, 1870 431
Railways, 1880 432
Railways, 1889 433
Five Railway Systems 434, 435
CHARTS.
Principal Railway Countries 425
Mileage to Area in New Jersey 426
Total Mileage and Increase, 1830-1888 429
Mileage by States, 1870 431
Mileage by States, 1880 432
Mileage by States, 1888 433
Largest Receipts, 1888 435
Largest Net Results, 1888 435
Freight Rates of Thirteen Trunk Lines, 1870-1888 436
Wheat Rates, by Water and by Rail, 1870-1888 438
The Freight Haul, 1882-1888 439
East-bound and West-bound Freight, 1877-1888 439
Freight Profits, 1870-1888 440
Passenger Rates, 1870-1888 441
Passenger Travel, 1882-1888 442
Passenger Profits, 1870-1888 442
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