Early Railroad Design & Construction ~ 14 Books on CD Volume #3 in a Series/P> Collected for your enjoyment on one CD-Rom republication, 14 historical railroading books from 1857 to 1918. Each book covers early railroading construction and design books, loads of vintage railroading photos and illustrations, company reports - thousands of pages of information collected on one CD. From Wikipedia: The Americans watched closely the development of railways in England. The main competition came from canals, many of which were in operation under state ownership, and from privately owned steamboats plying the nation's vast river system. The state of Massachusetts in 1829 prepared an elaborate plan. However private enterprise built nearly all the country's railroads, using charters from state government that created the business corporation and gave a limited right of eminent domain, allowing the railroad to buy needed land, even if the owner objected. The CD collection covers some of these early obstacles these railroad had to overcome.(Note there is some duplication of book titles between each CD in this series.) 14 Titles for Your Enjoyment: ~ 1857 Handbook of Railroad Construction. 512 pages. ~ 1883 Modern American Locomotive Engines. 437 pages. ~ 1886 Locomotives & Locomotive Building. 232 pages. ~ 1892 Modern Locomotive Construction. 70 pages. ~ 1893 Buildings & Structures of US Railroads. 546 pages. ~ 1897 The Railway Builder. 282 pages. ~ 1899 Evolution of the Steam Locomotive. 346 pages. ~ 1907 Locomotive Compounding & Superheating. 224 pages. ~ 1907 Railway Shop Up To Date. 330 pages. ~ 1907 Elements of Railroad & Track Construction. 364 pages. ~ 1908 The Railway Locomotive. 176 pages. ~ 1910 Railway Construction. 388 pages. ~ 1911 Locomotive Building. 240 pages. ~ 1918 Railroad Structures & Estimates. 604 pages. FINE PRINT: Files in our collections are in .pdf format, so you can easily view, copy, print, or share as you see fit. Use our scanned images for research or school projects, all pages are scanned at 300 DPI or more. View directly in Adobe Reader - perfect for reprinting in newsletters, magazines or art projects, use as clip art in any graphics program, scale it, edit it, print it to suit your needs. Our catalog and image CD-ROM's are intended to be used on any computer capable of viewing .jpgs, .tiffs and .gifs. CD is not intended for DVD Players. (DVD movies are of course playable on any home DVD player). BEFORE bidding on this item, please note the shipping location. We ship from multiple locations, CD/DVD's are shipped immediately, custom vintage giftware is Special Order, and will ship factory direct - holiday season please allow 10 to 14 days production time BEFORE item is shipped. Shipping: SAVE on shipping, purchase additional items and pay only $1.00 ($2.00 Int'l) for each CD/DVD! Please wait for invoice prior to remitting payment - we are happy to combine your purchases to save on shipping costs. Did you know that many of our reproduction catalog covers are now available on great gift items such as mose pads, clocks, jewelry and more? Please check out the VLR on Ebay store to see all these all original gift items.
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