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THE RAILROAD PROBLEM
Courtesy of the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railway.
An interesting illustration of rail-power development. Notice theevolution of the crude steam engine of
1848 into the giant locomotive of1913, which in turn is overshadowed by the later arrival—electricity.
Courtesy of the C. M. & St. P. Railway.
Steam, the giant power, which, by welding our states together with bands
of steel, has been a mighty factor in the unifying of the nation.
The
Railroad Problem
By
Edward Hungerford
Author of “The Modern Railroad,” etc.
Illustrated
Chicago
A. C. McClurg & Co.
1917
Copyright
A. C. McClurg & Co.
1917
Published April, 1917
W. F. HALL PRINTING COMPANY, CHICAGO
To
An Old Friend, and a Good One
Samuel O. Dunn
Acknowledgment
I wish to express my indebtedness to the editors of Collier’s, EveryWeek, and the Saturday Evening Post for their very gracious permissionto use, as portions of this book, parts of my articles which have appearedrecently in their publications. To Mr. E. W. McKenna of New York is due aspecial word of appreciation for his helpfulness in the preparation ofthis book.
E. H.
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