Great Railroad Tunnels of North America

William Lowell Putnam (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

189 Seiten

2011
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-7864-5951-3 (ISBN)

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Describing and detailing the boring of major railroad tunnels throughout Canada, the US, and Mexico, this covers the period from the creation of Virginia’s Blue Ridge Tunnel in the 1850s to Copper Canyon’s Continental and El Descanso tunnels in the early 1960s. In addition to providing details on the tunnels, it considers the reasons they were created, their engineers, and their use.

Describing and detailing the boring of major railroad tunnels throughout Canada, the United States, and Mexico, this book covers the period from the creation of Virginia's Blue Ridge Tunnel in the 1850s to Copper Canyon's Continental and El Descanso tunnels in the early 1960s. Other notable tunnels featured here include Massachusetts' notoriously expensive and slow-progressing Hoosac Tunnel; Colorado's rail and water Moffat Tunnel; Montana's Flathead Tunnel; and several major tunnels along the Canadian Pacific's main line. In addition to providing details on the tunnels, the author considers the reasons they were created, their engineers, and their use. The book includes more than 50 period and contemporary photos. A glossary explains concepts related to railroad construction and maintenance.

William Lowell Putnam served as vice chairman of the Association of Maximum Service Telecasters, among his multitude of other professional credits. He is the sole trustee of the Lowell Observatory and lives in Flagstaff, Arizona.

Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction

1. Canals versus Tunnels

2. South of the Border

3. Unto the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia

4. Politics Meets Geology Under Hoosac Mountain

5. Daylight at Long Last

6. The Thin Air of Colorado

7. See America First

8. Lesser Bores on the Way West

9. Canada’s Great Project—Kicking Horse to Connaught

10. Spiraling to the Top

Glossary

Appendix

Further Reading

The Longest Railroad Tunnels in North America

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index

Zusatzinfo	50 photos, glossary, appendix, notes, bibliography, index
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	178 x 254 mm
Gewicht	340 g
Themenwelt	Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Schienenfahrzeuge
Themenwelt	Technik ► Fahrzeugbau / Schiffbau
ISBN-10	0-7864-5951-4 / 0786459514
ISBN-13	978-0-7864-5951-3 / 9780786459513
Zustand	Neuware