The Railway Library, 1909

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Various. The Railway Library, 1909

The Railway Library, 1909

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION

PRE-RAILWAY ERA IN AMERICA

FIRST ANNUAL REPORT of The Chief Engineer of the PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD COMPANY

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RAILWAYS AND THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST

SOUTHERN RAILWAYS AND THEIR NEEDS

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PROBLEMS CONFRONTING AMERICAN RAILWAYS

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THE RAILROAD SITUATION OF TODAY

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TRANSPORTATION CHARGE AND PRICES

THE FREIGHT RATE PRIMER

PROGRESSIVE SAFETY IN RAILWAY OPERATION

RAILWAY MAIL PAY

THE DIMINISHED PURCHASING POWER OF RAILWAY EARNINGS

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THE RAILROADS AND PUBLIC APPROVAL

RAILROADS AND THE PUBLIC

RAILROAD PROBLEMS OF TODAY

THE RELATION OF RAILROADS TO THE STATE

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RAILWAY NATIONALIZATION

CONCERNING ADVANCES IN RAILWAY RATES

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STATISTICS OF AMERICAN RAILWAYS

I MILEAGE IN 1909

II EQUIPMENT

III EMPLOYES AND THEIR COMPENSATION

IV CAPITALIZATION

V COST OF CONSTRUCTION

VI OWNERSHIP OF AMERICAN RAILWAYS

VII PUBLIC SERVICE OF THE RAILWAYS

VIII EARNINGS AND EXPENSES

IX TAXES

X DAMAGES AND INJURIES TO PERSONS

XI LOCOMOTIVE FUEL

XII THE SAFETY OF AMERICAN RAILWAYS

XIII RAILWAY RECEIVERSHIPS IN 1909

XIV COST OF RAILWAY REGULATION

XV STATISTICS OF FOREIGN RAILWAYS

XVI GROWTH OF RAILWAYS

RECOMMENDATIONS

INDEX

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Various

A Collection of Noteworthy Chapters, Addresses, and Papers Relating to Railways, Mostly Published During the Year

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By J. Edgar Thomson.

Chief Engineer.

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