Project Gutenberg 2015-10-15 Public domain in the USA. 68 Thompson, Slason 1849 1935 The Railway Library, 1909 A Collection of Noteworthy Chapters, Addresses, and Papers Relating to Railways, Mostly Published During the Year Produced by Charlene Taylor, John Campbell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Railway Library, 1909" by Slason Thompson is a collection of significant chapters, addresses, and papers focused on the railway industry, compiled during the early 20th century. This anthology predominantly covers topics related to American railways, reflecting the state of the railway sector, its challenges, advancements, and economic importance during that era. The work contains contributions from various notable figures in the field, likely emphasizing the implications of rail transportation on national prosperity. At the start of the collection, an introduction provides context for the compilation, stating that it aims to capture timely information about American railways from 1909 in a more permanent format than transient newspaper articles. The opening also discusses the state of transportation before railways came into prominence, highlighting the challenges of inland transportation in both America and England before the 19th century. This historical lens sets the stage for understanding the evolution of railways and their critical role in the economic development of the United States. Following this, the initial chapters preview discussions on the early days of railroads and various reports, including the first annual report from the chief engineer of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, emphasizing the practical challenges and forward-thinking vision of railway expansion. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Railroads -- United States -- Periodicals HE Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American 1524457 1520193 2024-09-21T04:38:23.258041 2023-09-21T14:27:10.006553 text/html text/html 1573553 2015-10-15T10:35:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 430148 2015-10-15T10:35:06 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 463997 2024-09-21T04:38:56.174351 application/epub+zip 484715 2024-09-21T04:38:28.166968 application/epub+zip 484714 2024-09-21T04:38:25.716017 application/epub+zip 851840 2024-09-21T04:39:09.715302 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 964255 2024-09-21T04:38:53.401380 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 964430 2022-09-22T17:07:13.579733 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1083427 1083200 2024-09-21T04:38:15.501034 2023-09-21T14:27:03.006512 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1083751 2015-10-15T10:35:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 360857 2015-10-15T10:35:06 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 18045 2024-09-21T04:39:09.967291 application/rdf+xml 8321 2024-09-21T04:38:26.067007 image/jpeg 1874 2024-09-21T04:38:25.897138 image/jpeg 435146 2024-09-21T04:38:23.354006 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