The Encyclopedia Americana: The International Reference Work, Volume 7Americana Corporation, 1960 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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Despite the cumulative displacement of coal - powered locomotives by diesel engines on United States railroads ... The Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad originated 12.1 per cent of bituminous coal moved by all forms of transportation in 1953 ...
Despite the cumulative displacement of coal - powered locomotives by diesel engines on United States railroads ... The Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad originated 12.1 per cent of bituminous coal moved by all forms of transportation in 1953 ...
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the 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 .
the 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 .
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The rapid extension of the railroads in the years following the Civil War resulted in a complete change in the aspect of commercial problems in the United States . The railroad network grew from 35,000 miles of line in 1865 to over ...
The rapid extension of the railroads in the years following the Civil War resulted in a complete change in the aspect of commercial problems in the United States . The railroad network grew from 35,000 miles of line in 1865 to over ...
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| Title | The Encyclopedia Americana: The International Reference Work, Volume 7 The Encyclopedia Americana: The International Reference Work |
| Publisher | Americana Corporation, 1960 |
| Original from | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Digitized | 9 Jun 2022 |
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