Project Gutenberg 2017-03-18 Public domain in the USA. 515 Clarke, Thomas Curtis 1827 1901 Clarke, Thomas C. Cooley, Thomas McIntyre 1824 1898 Cooley, T. M. (Thomas McIntyre) Cooley, Thomas M. (Thomas McIntyre) The American Railway: Its Construction, Development, Management, and Appliances Introduction, by T. M. Cooley -- The building of a railway, by T. C. Clark -- Feats of railway engineering, by J. Bogart -- American locomotives and cars, by M. N. Forney -- Railway management, by E. P. Alexander -- Safety in railroad travel, by H. G. Prout -- Railway passenger travel, by H. Porter -- The freight-car service, by T. Voorhees -- How to feed a railway, by B. Norton -- The railway mail service, by T. L. James -- The railway in its business relations, by A. T. Hadley -- The prevention of railway strikes, by C. F. Adams -- The everyday life of railroad men, by B. B. Adams, Jr. -- Statistical railway studies, by F. W. Hewes. Produced by Chris Curnow, John Campbell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The American Railway: Its Construction, Development, Management, and Appliances" by Thomas Curtis Clarke and co-authors is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This comprehensive work examines the evolution of railways in the United States, detailing the engineering innovations, construction techniques, and management practices that have shaped the railway system. It serves as a valuable resource for understanding the significance of railroads in American industry and society. At the start of the book, the authors trace the origins and development of railroads, starting from ancient Roman tramways to the revolutionary introduction of the steam locomotive in the early 19th century. They highlight key American inventions, such as the swiveling truck and equalizing beams, which enabled greater adaptability in railway construction and operation compared to European models. The opening also emphasizes the importance of surveying and engineering in establishing efficient rail lines, detailing the rigorous processes involved in building railways that would support an ever-growing transportation network, which fundamentally altered the landscape of America. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 56.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Railroads -- United States HE Text Category: History - American Category: Engineering & Technology 1175871 2025-07-21T14:00:13.283730 text/html 1123192 2024-10-23T01:52:49 text/html 20679892 2025-07-21T14:00:40.311504 application/epub+zip 20690266 2025-07-21T14:00:20.819660 application/epub+zip 2437222 2025-07-21T14:00:17.065674 application/epub+zip 20949654 2025-07-21T14:00:52.230483 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 20764230 2025-07-21T14:00:35.589574 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2663733 2022-09-24T19:02:35.022428 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 867872 2025-07-21T14:00:09.344652 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 847793 2024-10-23T01:52:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18646 2025-07-21T14:00:52.492474 application/rdf+xml 19490 2025-07-21T14:00:17.302605 image/jpeg 3201 2025-07-21T14:00:17.186669 image/jpeg 22097360 2025-07-21T14:00:14.206685 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 en.wikipedia en.wikipedia