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Triumphs and wonders of the 19th century, the true mirror of a phenomenal era, a volume of original, entertaining and instructive historic and descriptive writings, showing the many and marvellous achievements which distinguish an hundred years of material, intellectual, social and moral progress .. (1899)

Boyd, James Penny, 1836-1910 · Philadelphia, Pa., A. J. Holman & Co · leaf 696

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ic would result from the introduc-.tion of the American system, as has been done in Australia. In modernAmerican practice, too, the cars are equipped with automatic couplers and EVOLUTION OF THE RAILWAY 657 power brakes, thus greatly increasing the safety and facility of operatingheavy fast trains.… … INTERIOR OF A PULLMAN SLEEPING CAR. the trains entirely under the control of the enginemen. The date was after-wards extended to January 1, 1900. As the speed and weight of trains increased, the dangers due to lack ofbrake power soon became alarmingly apparent, and numerous forms of con-tinuous…

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