Report of Robert Faries, Civil Engineer, on the Surveys to Avoid the Inclined Planes on the Allegheny Portage Railroad - Faries, Robert
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This book is a report by Robert Faries, a civil engineer, on the surveys he conducted to find a way to avoid the inclined planes on the Allegheny Portage Railroad. The inclined planes were a major bottleneck in the transportation of goods between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, and Faries was tasked with finding a solution. His report details the technical aspects of his surveys and presents his recommendations on how to proceed. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public…mehr

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This book is a report by Robert Faries, a civil engineer, on the surveys he conducted to find a way to avoid the inclined planes on the Allegheny Portage Railroad. The inclined planes were a major bottleneck in the transportation of goods between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, and Faries was tasked with finding a solution. His report details the technical aspects of his surveys and presents his recommendations on how to proceed. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.