Railroad Freight Transportation

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D. Appleton, 1922 - 771 páginas
 

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Grades
11
67
14
Locomotives of 1869 and 1897 Pennsylvania Lines
14
Layout for Helper Engine Service or Doublingthe Hill
15
Obsolete Lines
17
Flying Junctions and Interlocked Crossings
24
Water Stations
27
Water Supply
28
Water Treatment
29
Coal Tipples
30
Track Scales
31
Interlocking and Block Signals
32
Freight House Pennsylvania Railroad Indianapolis
39
Yard Accessories
50
Engine House Layout with Gridiron Outbound Storage
51
210
52
The Look Ahead
62
PART II
65
Car Repair Shops Tracks and Floating Gangs Freight Cars
67
Miles of Railroads in Operation in United States
71
211
73
58
84
Engine House
90
Barracks 72 Back Shop
92
Locomotives
100
Stokers
109
Future Possibilities
111
Service Power 77 Compound Locomotives
112
Articulated Locomotives
113
Wreck Train
114
Snow Plows
115
Track Inspection
116
Dynamometer Car PAGE 67
118
Narrow Gauge Railroad
119
Comparison of Steam and Electrical Working
120
Effect of Winter Weather 88 Ease of Starting of Trains
122
Braking on Heavy Grades 90 Effectiveness of Electric Engine as Compared With Steam Engine
123
Fuel Consumption
124
PART III
129
92
131
Statistics
141
Organization The General Manager
142
Car Loading
143
Train Loading
144
Engine Mileage or Engine Hours
145
Probability
146
General Superintendent 95 Superintendent Car Service
147
Superintendent of Personnel
148
Superintendent of Safety
151
Police Service
153
Division Superintendent
155
Trainmaster
156
PAGE
171
Intercompany Arrangements and Standard Practices
177
Extracorporate Relations
183
117
192
121
198
Relationship of Auditor to Transportation
206
The Crew of the Train
209
Engine Rating for One Per Cent Grade Speed Eight
213
125
215
142
221
Depreciation
222
Freight Forwarded Book
229
General Accounts and Miscellaneous Matters
241
Arbitrary Restrictions of Service Designed to Make
252
147
261

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