Project Gutenberg 2006-03-18 Public domain in the USA. 95 Temple, E. B. Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. LXVIII, Sept. 1910 The New York Tunnel Extension of the Pennsylvania Railroad. Meadows Division and Harrison Transfer Yard. Paper No. 1153 Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Sigal Alon and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. LXVIII, Sept.…" is a scientific publication authored by E. B. Temple and pertains to civil engineering practices in the early 20th century. The document discusses infrastructural developments, particularly focusing on the New York Tunnel Extension of the Pennsylvania Railroad. This extensive report likely encompasses technical details surrounding civil engineering, transportation systems, and the design and construction of railway stations and tunnels. In this publication, E. B. Temple outlines the construction aspects of the Harrison Transfer Yard and the Meadows Division of the Pennsylvania Tunnel and Terminal Railroad. Detailed descriptions of the engineering requirements, layout of tracks, platforms, and facilities for electric and steam engines are provided, highlighting operational efficiencies such as quick passenger transfers and motive power changes. The work illustrates the challenges faced during the construction, including settlement issues in the marshy surroundings, as well as the innovative solutions implemented, showcasing the standards and methods of civil engineering at the time. Overall, the book serves as a significant record of urban rail transport infrastructure development in the early 20th century. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 56.6 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Civil engineering -- Periodicals Railroads -- Design and construction TA Text Technology Category: Engineering & Technology 50478 2025-07-07T13:43:05.639213 text/html 46325 2006-03-18T15:07:30 text/html 1248894 2025-07-07T13:43:16.115152 application/epub+zip 1245532 2025-07-07T13:43:11.178183 application/epub+zip 73608 2025-07-07T13:43:07.899215 application/epub+zip 2303887 2025-07-07T13:43:18.130150 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2293897 2025-07-07T13:43:13.027163 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 83321 2022-09-08T14:12:40.439031 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 40604 2025-07-07T13:43:05.381209 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 40641 2006-03-18T15:07:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 40648 2006-03-18T15:07:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20799 2025-07-07T13:43:18.262146 application/rdf+xml 25687 2025-07-07T13:43:08.390175 image/jpeg 4645 2025-07-07T13:43:08.143196 image/jpeg 14277 2006-03-18T15:07:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 1133228 2006-03-18T15:07:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 14265 2006-03-18T15:07:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 1237308 2025-07-07T13:43:05.681185 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog