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1892 American Railway /Construction, Development, Management Illustrated history

$ 21.11

Availability: 100 in stock
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  • Year: 1892
  • Condition: Used

    Description

    The American Railway: Its Construction, Development, Management, and Appliances
    Multiple Authors
    Introduction by Thomas M. Cooley, Chairman of Interstate Commerce Commission
    Published in 1892
    Over 200 Illustrations
    Comprehensive volume covering all aspects of building, managing and operating a modern (circa 1892) railroad.
    Some included Topics
    :
    Feats of Railway Engineering
    American Locomotives and Cars
    Railway Management
    Safety in Railroad Travel
    Railway Passenger Travel
    The Railway in Business Relations
    Freight-Car Service
    How to Feed a Railway
    Railway Mail Service
    Prevention of Railway Strikes
    Every-day Life of Railroad Men
    Statistical Railway Studies
    Damaged Condition.  Covers are removed from book.  Some pages exhibit age toning and bumped corners.  All pages are currently still bound, with none removed or loose.  A Classic of the genre that just needs to be re-bound.
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