Project Gutenberg 2006-03-18 Public domain in the USA. 68 Temple, E. B. Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. LXVIII, Sept. 1910 The New York Tunnel Extension of the Pennsylvania Railroad. Meadows Division and Harrison Transfer Yard. Paper No. 1153 Reading ease score: 56.6 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Sigal Alon and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. LXVIII, Sept.…" is a scientific publication authored by E. B. Temple and pertains to civil engineering practices in the early 20th century. The document discusses infrastructural developments, particularly focusing on the New York Tunnel Extension of the Pennsylvania Railroad. This extensive report likely encompasses technical details surrounding civil engineering, transportation systems, and the design and construction of railway stations and tunnels. In this publication, E. B. Temple outlines the construction aspects of the Harrison Transfer Yard and the Meadows Division of the Pennsylvania Tunnel and Terminal Railroad. Detailed descriptions of the engineering requirements, layout of tracks, platforms, and facilities for electric and steam engines are provided, highlighting operational efficiencies such as quick passenger transfers and motive power changes. The work illustrates the challenges faced during the construction, including settlement issues in the marshy surroundings, as well as the innovative solutions implemented, showcasing the standards and methods of civil engineering at the time. Overall, the book serves as a significant record of urban rail transport infrastructure development in the early 20th century. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Civil engineering -- Periodicals Railroads -- Design and construction TA Text Technology Browsing: Computers & Technology Browsing: Engineering & Construction 50355 2024-10-08T05:55:29.776504 2023-09-08T07:59:32.258866 text/html text/html 46325 2006-03-18T15:07:30 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1133228 2006-03-18T15:07:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1248843 2024-10-08T05:55:41.589447 application/epub+zip 1245555 2024-10-08T05:55:36.034489 application/epub+zip 73617 2024-10-08T05:55:32.333485 application/epub+zip 2303897 2024-10-08T05:55:43.861449 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2293901 2024-10-08T05:55:38.150475 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 83321 2022-09-08T14:12:40.439031 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 40604 40503 2024-10-08T05:55:29.471512 2023-09-08T07:59:32.042905 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 40641 2006-03-18T15:07:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 14277 2006-03-18T15:07:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 40648 2006-03-18T15:07:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 14265 2006-03-18T15:07:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21505 2024-10-08T05:55:43.996424 application/rdf+xml 25687 2024-10-08T05:55:32.876490 image/jpeg 4645 2024-10-08T05:55:32.601481 image/jpeg 1237277 2024-10-08T05:55:29.810533 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog