The Economic Theory Of The Location Of Railways

Author : Arthur M. Wellington
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781333963422
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (634 download)

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Download or read book The Economic Theory of the Location of Railways written by Arthur M. Wellington and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-10-16 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Economic Theory of the Location of Railways: An Analysis of the Conditions Which Govern the Judicious Adjustment of Gradients, Curvature and Length of Line to Each Other and to the Character and Volume of Traffic Now, the plain truth of the matter is, that, as a natural con sequence of this general negligence, all our railways are une conomically located - most of them in respect to their general route and system of gradients. And all of them in respect to the minor details of alignment, and in many cases these errors are 'shockingly evident. A statement which is apparently so egotistical is made with reluctance, but, as a result of the pres ent investigation, the writer is profoundly impressed with the truth of the fact and its calamitous consequences. The proba ble exceptions of which he has no knowledge are only suffi cient to prove the rule, and he entertains no doubt whatever that if the railways of the United States were to be rebuilt on the most judicious location, their cost would not be more than two-thirds as much (so far as affected by line and grades, not including any economy from cheap and nasty construction), and freight could then be moved over them for about half the present cost, if we grant the corollary of motive power well ad justed to the grade and conditions of tra ic. Perhaps the nearest approach to a well-located railway among the consider able number with which the writer is more or less acquainted. 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."