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The Railway Library 1909, compiled and edited

The Railway Library 1909, compiled and edited

by Slason Thompson

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Editor
Thompson, Slason, 1849-1935
Title
The Railway Library, 1909 A Collection of Noteworthy Chapters, Addresses, and Papers Relating to Railways, Mostly Published During the Year
Credits
Produced by Charlene Taylor, John Campbell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
Language
English
LoC Class
HE: Social sciences: Transportation and communications
Subject
Railroads -- United States -- Periodicals
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 50220
Release Date
October 15, 2015
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.The Railway Library 1909
  2. 2.TABLE OF CONTENTS
  3. 3.INTRODUCTION
  4. 4.PRE-RAILWAY ERA IN AMERICA
  5. 5.FIRST ANNUAL REPORT of The Chief Engineer of the PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD COMPANY — FOOTNOTE:
  6. 6.RAILWAYS AND THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
  7. 7.SOUTHERN RAILWAYS AND THEIR NEEDS — FOOTNOTE:
  8. 8.PROBLEMS CONFRONTING AMERICAN RAILWAYS — FOOTNOTE:
  9. 9.THE RAILROAD SITUATION OF TODAY — FOOTNOTE:
  10. 10.TRANSPORTATION CHARGE AND PRICES
  11. 11.THE FREIGHT RATE PRIMER
  12. 12.PROGRESSIVE SAFETY IN RAILWAY OPERATION
  13. 13.RAILWAY MAIL PAY
  14. 14.THE DIMINISHED PURCHASING POWER OF RAILWAY EARNINGS — FOOTNOTES:
  15. 15.THE RAILROADS AND PUBLIC APPROVAL
  16. 16.RAILROADS AND THE PUBLIC
  17. 17.RAILROAD PROBLEMS OF TODAY
  18. 18.THE RELATION OF RAILROADS TO THE STATE. — FOOTNOTE:
  19. 19.RAILWAY NATIONALIZATION
  20. 20.CONCERNING ADVANCES IN RAILWAY RATES — FOOTNOTE:
  21. 21.STATISTICS OF AMERICAN RAILWAYS — I MILEAGE IN 1909 — II EQUIPMENT — III EMPLOYES AND THEIR COMPENSATION — IV CAPITALIZATION — V COST OF CONSTRUCTION — VI OWNERSHIP OF AMERICAN RAILWAYS — VII PUBLIC SERVICE OF THE RAILWAYS — VIII EARNINGS AND EXPENSES — IX TAXES — X DAMAGES AND INJURIES TO PERSONS — XI LOCOMOTIVE FUEL — XII THE SAFETY OF AMERICAN RAILWAYS — XIII RAILWAY RECEIVERSHIPS IN 1909 — XIV COST OF RAILWAY REGULATION — XV STATISTICS OF FOREIGN RAILWAYS — XVI GROWTH OF RAILWAYS — RECOMMENDATIONS
  22. 22.INDEX

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