International Correspondence Schools · Scranton, Pa. : The Colliery engineer co. · leaf 230
d areeasily daunted by obstacles which are really insignificant.A section heavily timbered and covered with boulders, andappearing to them as forbidding in the extreme, would likelyshow an alinement and grades incomparably better than theline of their choice. In reconnaissance it is the… … eral. The important question is, which line is the best, and 820 RAILROAD LOCATION. that is the one to settle upon. The following instance wellillustrates this point. The facts in the case are shown inFig. 357. The line had followed the river A B for severalmiles, keeping a uniform grade of about…
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