Project Gutenberg 2012-08-06 Public domain in the USA. 63 Wentworth, Tappan 1802 1875 Wentworth, T. (Tappan) Report of the Hoosac Tunnel and Troy and Greenfield Railroad, by the Joint Standing Committee of 1866. Produced by Tom Cosmas "Report on the Hoosac Tunnel and Troy and Greenfield Railroad" by the Joint Standing Committee is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. The report focuses on the examination and progress of the Hoosac Tunnel and the associated Troy and Greenfield Railroad, detailing financial conditions, construction challenges, and legislative oversight. It is likely of interest to readers seeking insight into 19th-century engineering projects or the history of transportation infrastructure in Massachusetts. At the start of the report, the Joint Standing Committee presents their findings after visiting the Hoosac Tunnel and the railroad on multiple occasions. They account for the financial status of the railroad corporation, the operational issues faced by contractors, and the overall progress of construction since funding was provided by the State. The report emphasizes financial mismanagement and operational challenges, leading to the contractors' abandonment of the project and the subsequent takeover by the State. Detailed descriptions of the tunnel's construction, machinery employed, and the organization of labor forces are also introduced, framing the complexities involved in this ambitious infrastructure project. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/40427/40427-h/images/cover.jpg en Troy and Greenfield Railroad Company Railroad tunnels -- Massachusetts Hoosac Tunnel (Mass.) TA Text Browsing: Computers & Technology Browsing: Engineering & Construction 301755 301762 2024-09-17T06:02:12.508806 2023-09-17T14:13:21.622760 text/html text/html 303220 2012-08-06T09:06:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 335708 2012-08-06T09:06:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 338655 2024-09-17T06:02:18.674711 application/epub+zip 341658 2024-09-17T06:02:13.562751 application/epub+zip 126199 2024-09-17T06:02:12.936753 application/epub+zip 421154 2024-09-17T06:02:22.089740 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 403137 2024-09-17T06:02:18.010734 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 196711 2022-09-18T13:36:55.940707 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 252652 252643 2024-09-17T06:02:11.633793 2023-09-17T14:13:20.659770 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 252407 2012-08-06T09:06:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 76586 2012-08-06T09:06:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 252530 2012-08-06T09:06:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 76576 2012-08-06T09:06:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20341 2024-09-17T06:02:22.252696 application/rdf+xml 8502 2024-09-17T06:02:13.028741 image/jpeg 1919 2024-09-17T06:02:12.982770 image/jpeg 344401 2024-09-17T06:02:12.547751 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