Science Of Railways Supplement To The Volume Operating Trains 1911

Author : Marshall M. Kirkman
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780265534021
Total Pages : 618 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (34 download)

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Download or read book Operating Trains written by Marshall M. Kirkman and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-20 with total page 618 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Operating Trains: This Volume Treats of the Utilization of Men and Equipment, the Organization of Trains, the Forces Operating Them, Their Heating and Lighting, and the Signals and Rules and Regulations Governing Their Movement, Including Examinations While the physical life of a railway is too great to be comprehended in its entirety by any man, a general knowledge of the operations of railroads and the economic laws that govern them is essen tial to every railroad man, whether he be promi nent in his line of duty or not. It is as necessary, in many respects, to Train Men as to Managers. Many men, eager to acquire this information, do not have the facilities because no one except the very highest officials of a railroad possesses them. This book, with the others that make up the science OF railways, is especially intended to aid those who seek to acquire knowledge Of the. Operations of railroads in the many departments Of the service, yet have no practical opportunity of doing so. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.