Highways and Highway Transportation by George R. Chatburn

CHAPTER IV

RAILROADS 99 Origin and Early Development. Optimism of Promoters. Early Locomotives. First Chartered Railroad -- Charleston and Hamburg, First Passenger Car on Baltimore and Ohio, New York Central, Camden and Amboy, New England Roads, West of Alleghanies, in the South. Rapid Growth in Railway Mileage. Call for Government Aid. Land Grants. Pacific Roads -- Congressional Discussion, Compromise Bills, Construction of Pacific Roads, CrÃ©dit Mobilier. Era of Railway Consolidation -- Typical Consolidations, Methods of Consolidating. Mechanical Development: Rails, Freight Cars, Locomotives, Gauge, Telegraph, Signals. The Evolution of the Sleeping Car. Street Car Service. Electric Traction -- Origin, Development.

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Chapter 1 Ch.1
CHAPTER I Ch.2
CHAPTER II Ch.3
CHAPTER III Ch.4
CHAPTER IV Ch.5
CHAPTER V Ch.6
CHAPTER VI Ch.7
CHAPTER VII Ch.8
CHAPTER VIII Ch.9
CHAPTER IX Ch.10
CHAPTER X Ch.11
CHAPTER XI Ch.12
CHAPTER XII Ch.13
CHAPTER XIII Ch.14
1. STORM KING HIGHWAY _Frontispiece_ Ch.15
2. THE APPIAN WAY 22 Ch.16
3. MAP OF ITALY 24 Ch.17
4. MAP OF ROMAN ROADS IN ENGLAND 26 Ch.18
5. MAP OF THE NORTH-EASTERN PORTION OF THE UNITED STATES 36 Ch.19
6. MAP 42 Ch.20
1830. When the Railroads Entered the Industrial Arena, the Country Ch.21
7. MAP 54 Ch.22
8. WAY BILL 66 Ch.23
5. The DeWitt Clinton Locomotive--1831. Ch.24
1. Showing the Growth in the Size of Locomotives During the Past Ch.25
2. One of the New Gearless _Electric_ Locomotives Built by the Ch.26
12. TRANSPORTATION ACROSS DEATH VALLEY 126 Ch.27
14. CHART OF THE ORGANIZATION OF THE U. S. BUREAU OF PUBLIC ROADS Ch.28
18. MOTOR OR RAIL-CAR 166 Ch.29
5. Gaillardit’s Steam Carriage--1894. Ch.30
21. A NEW YORK CITY “STEPLESS” BUS 184 Ch.31
6. Winton’s Racing Machine. Ch.32
23. HAULING BEANS BY MOTOR TRUCK AND TRAILER 200 Ch.33
26. GIVING A MACADAM ROAD AN APPLICATION OF TARVIA BINDER 254 Ch.34
32. A DANGEROUS CURVE MADE SAFE BY AN ARTISTIC CONCRETE WALL 364 Ch.35
33. PIN OAK STREET TREES 388 Ch.36
34. A COTTONWOOD WIND BREAK 388 Ch.37
36. TRAFFIC GUIDES 442 Ch.38
37. NEW YORK CITY TRAFFIC GUIDES 444 Ch.39
40. A GIPSYING TOURING CARAVAN 458 Ch.40
CHAPTER I Ch.41
1767. Green[7] tells us that the main roads which lasted fairly well Ch.42
1. Methods of keeping the cylinder or steam vessel hot by covering it Ch.43
2. By condensing the steam in vessels entirely distinct from the Ch.44
3. By drawing out of the condenser all uncondensed vapors or gases by Ch.45
4. The use of the expansion force of steam directly against the Ch.46
5. The double-acting engine and the conversion of the reciprocating Ch.47
6. Throttle valve with governor and gear for operating the same, Ch.48
Chapter III. Ch.49
Book IX, Chap. 29; XXII, 15; XXIV, 8; George Bell & Sons, London, Ch.50
CHAPTER II Ch.51
1740. Glowing reports were brought back by the few traders, hunters, Ch.52
820. Published by order of Congress, 13 Vol. Washington, 1825-37. Ch.53
CHAPTER III Ch.54
CHAPTER IV Ch.55
5. The DeWitt Clinton Locomotive--1831. Ch.56
1. Showing the Growth in the Size of Locomotives During the Past Twenty Ch.57
1900. The Larger is a _Mountain Type_ Engine. Both are Used on the C. Ch.58
Chapter VIII, “Transportation,” Ginn & Co., New York. Ch.59
CHAPTER V Ch.60
1916. Illinois voted $60,000,000 in 1920 eventually to be paid from Ch.61
1822. A most liberal definition of Post Roads is also given in the Ch.62
1917. U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. Ch.63
CHAPTER VI Ch.64
Chapter VII, and the motor truck, and with concerted action of the Ch.65
1. Modernizing locomotives.--Gross reparable deficiencies are pointed Ch.66
2. Locomotive operation.--The magnitude of the railways’ coal bill Ch.67
3. Shop organization improvements.--The sad and almost incredible Ch.68
4. Power-plant fuel savings.--The obsolete and wasteful condition Ch.69
5. Water-consumption savings.--The railroads’ expenditure in Ch.70
6. Service of supply savings.--The expenditure of the railways for Ch.71
7. Shop accounting savings.--Attention has been given to the matter Ch.72
8. Labor turn-over savings.--The industrial losses due to unnecessary Ch.73
9. Loss and damage savings.--Inquiry has been made into the amount of Ch.74
CHAPTER VII Ch.75
5. Gaillardit’s Steam Carriage--1894. Ch.76
6. Winton’s Racing Machine. Ch.77
Chapter V. It will only be necessary to say here that the psychological Ch.78
CHAPTER VIII Ch.79
4. Those which are military. Ch.80
10. Motor trucks or drays 20 Ch.81
CHAPTER IX Ch.82
CHAPTER X Ch.83
318. The petitioning power or influence of the several properties Ch.84
CHAPTER XI Ch.85
CHAPTER XII Ch.86
CHAPTER XIII Ch.87