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The Railway Conquest of the World

Frederick Arthur Ambrose Talbot · Engineering_and_Technology · 32 章

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THE RAILWAY CONQUEST OF THE WORLD PREFACE CONTENTS LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS CHAPTER I THE RAILWAY SURVEYOR’S ADVENTUROUS LIFE CHAPTER II THE ROMANCE OF CONSTRUCTION CHAPTER III THE BORING OF THE GOTTHARD TUNNEL CHAPTER IV THE RAILWAY INVASION OF CANADA CHAPTER V THE FIRST TRANS-CONTINENTAL ACROSS THE UNITED STATES CHAPTER VI THE LONGEST “TOY” RAILWAY CHAPTER VII THE WONDERS OF THE TYROL CHAPTER VIII THE RECLAMATION OF ALASKA CHAPTER IX THE HOLY RAILWAY TO MECCA CHAPTER X THE HIGHEST LINE IN THE WORLD CHAPTER XI CECIL RHODES’ DREAM—FROM THE CAPE TO CAIRO I.—Northwards from Cape Town CHAPTER XII CECIL RHODES’ DREAM—FROM THE CAPE TO CAIRO II.—Southwards from Cairo.CHAPTER XIII GRIDIRONING THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS CHAPTER XIV THE IRON HORSE IN AUSTRALASIA I CHAPTER XV THE IRON HORSE IN AUSTRALASIA II CHAPTER XVI ACROSS SIBERIA BY RAIL CHAPTER XVII THE LEOPOLDINA RAILWAY CHAPTER XVIII THE FIRST CANADIAN TRANS-CONTINENTAL RAILWAY CHAPTER XIX A RAILWAY OVER THE SEA CHAPTER XX THE LAND OF REMARKABLE RAILWAY BRIDGES CHAPTER XXI WHERE THE SNOW-PLOUGH WORKS IN SUMMER CHAPTER XXII FROM BUENOS AIRES TO VALPARAISO OVERLAND CHAPTER XXIII A LITTLE-KNOWN CENTRAL AFRICAN RAILWAY CHAPTER XXIV THE INVASION OF THE FAR EAST I.—Early Days in China CHAPTER XXV THE INVASION OF THE FAR EAST II.—Modern Developments in China and Japan CHAPTER XXVI THE CONQUEST OF THE CASCADE MOUNTAINS INDEX THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE