Reports of the President and Engineer of the Fort Wayne, Lacon and Platte Valley Air Line Railroad Company: February 1st, 1854 (Classic Reprint)

By E. Gest

Reports of the President and Engineer of the Fort Wayne, Lacon and Platte Valley Air Line Railroad Company: February 1st, 1854 (Classic Reprint)

Name: Reports of the President and Engineer of the Fort Wayne, Lacon and Platte Valley Air Line Railroad Company: February 1st, 1854 (Classic Reprint)
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By E. Gest

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Excerpt from Reports of the President and Engineer of the Fort Wayne, Lacon and Platte Valley Air Line Railroad Company<br/><br/>From Fort Wayne, Indiana, to Lacon on the Illinois river, ln Illin01s, a right line was run, which confirmed the entire practicability of the road with ruling grades no greater than those adopted on other roads in Northern Indiana and Illinois, thus forming probably the longest tangent line in the world, being 228 miles in length. On farther examination it was found that by deviating about 51x miles to the south of a straight line, near the western boundary of Indiana, the cost of con struction could be much reduced, the drainage of Beaver Lake avoided, and the road bed when constructed be less undulating; consequently it would form, 1n my oplnlon, a more desirable line than the' first, and at the same time'be'free from curves, as the deflections from the straight lihe'could be made with angles of from three to five degrees, and not affect its merits for safety or rapidity of Operation.

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Languages:: Published: English , Original: English
Number of Pages:: 22
Publisher:: FB&C LTD
Publication Date:: 2018-05-02
Weight:: 191 g

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