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| Landmarks on the Iron Road: Two Centuries of North American Railroad Engineering (Railroads Past and Present) |
| By : William D. Middleton |
Middleton, the dean of American railroad historians and a civil engineer by trade, presents an illustrated guide to the great landmarks of civil engineering that have enabled American railroad builders to conquer vast distances, bridge great waterways, and cross rugged mountains to construct the network of steel rails that helped to settle and civilize the North American continent. In addition to examining bridges and viaducts, encompassing suspension, arch and cantilever truss design, tunnels....
Publisher: Indiana University Press List Price: 39.95 Customer Rating: 5 / 5.0
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