The Encyclopedia Americana: The International Reference Work, Volume 7Americana Corporation, 1960 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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Page 156
... Railroad leading the rest . The Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad originated 12.1 per cent of bi- tuminous coal moved by all forms of transporta- tion in 1953. The Norfolk & Western Railway was second among Class I railroads with 9 per ...
... Railroad leading the rest . The Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad originated 12.1 per cent of bi- tuminous coal moved by all forms of transporta- tion in 1953. The Norfolk & Western Railway was second among Class I railroads with 9 per ...
Page 385
... railroad and steamboat demonstrated their ability to transport goods long distances by rail or by water more efficiently than by highway . The country therefore turned its attention to railroad and waterway development . For these ...
... railroad and steamboat demonstrated their ability to transport goods long distances by rail or by water more efficiently than by highway . The country therefore turned its attention to railroad and waterway development . For these ...
Page 386
... railroads in the years following the Civil War resulted in a complete change in the aspect of commercial prob- lems in the United States . The railroad network grew from 35,000 miles of line in 1865 to over 70,000 miles in 1873 and to ...
... railroads in the years following the Civil War resulted in a complete change in the aspect of commercial prob- lems in the United States . The railroad network grew from 35,000 miles of line in 1865 to over 70,000 miles in 1873 and to ...
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