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... locks , 5 miles across another manmade lake to Sosa Hill , down 54 feet by two flights of locks ( later on , for defense and terrain reasons , the Miraflores Locks , 4 miles to the west , were sub- stituted for those planned at Sosa ...
... locks , 5 miles across another manmade lake to Sosa Hill , down 54 feet by two flights of locks ( later on , for defense and terrain reasons , the Miraflores Locks , 4 miles to the west , were sub- stituted for those planned at Sosa ...
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... locks . There they are towed by locomotives running along both sides of the lock compartments . Travelling at reduced speed , they seem to glide along the 50 - mile waterway , quietly , smoothly , almost relentlessly , with no ...
... locks . There they are towed by locomotives running along both sides of the lock compartments . Travelling at reduced speed , they seem to glide along the 50 - mile waterway , quietly , smoothly , almost relentlessly , with no ...
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... lock gates and raise and lower the water level . Obviously someone has to operate the tow locomotives at the locks . Obviously the occasional tug has to be manned . But that is about it . Or so it seems . It is not that simple . Far ...
... lock gates and raise and lower the water level . Obviously someone has to operate the tow locomotives at the locks . Obviously the occasional tug has to be manned . But that is about it . Or so it seems . It is not that simple . Far ...
Contents
Foreword Senator Barry Goldwater | 9 |
Foreword Representative John J Rhodes | 11 |
Preface | 15 |
Copyright | |
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