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ISBN: 1528009185
Category: Technology & Engineering
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Excerpt from American Railroad Journal, and Mechanics' Magazine, 1844, Vol. 17 From this it will seen that dur' the past year the company have m on account of the subscription to the ashington road more they have received from its earnings. 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.
Author: George C. Schaeffer
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 0282070648
Category: Technology & Engineering
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Excerpt from American Railroad Journal, and Mechanics' Magazine, 1840, Vol. 11: Vol. V, New Series It is not to be expected that many individuals should engage in the most complete series of observations - yet each one has his peculiar province in which to collect useful facts. 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.American Railroad Journal and Advocate of International Improvements, 1837, Vol. 6 (Classic Reprint)
Author: D. K. Minor
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 0282143726
Category: Technology & Engineering
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Excerpt from American Railroad Journal and Advocate of International Improvements, 1837, Vol. 6 The following arrangement will have a tendency to promote safety in this particular, and the additional expense will be but tri fling. Instead of the ball, I propose hav ing a board placed on the post, its face at right angles to the road, with hinges fasten ed to one edge, and from its face extends a short lever, which is connected to the lever that moves the turn out, so that when the switches are changed, the dial, or board, takes either the horizontal or vertical posi tion. This will be shown more fully by an inspection of the cuts. 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.