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Category : Cycling
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
Good Roads
Author: The Engineering Index
Author: Federal Register
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Category : Delegated legislation
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
The Highway Magazine
Author: The Iron Road in the Prairie State
Author: Simon CorderyPublisher: Railroads Past and Present
ISBN: 9780253019066
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
In 1836, Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas agreed on one thing: Illinois needed railroads. Over the next fifty years, the state became the nation's railroad hub, with Chicago at its center. Speculators, greed, growth, and regulation followed as the railroad industry consumed unprecedented amounts of capital and labor. A nationwide market resulted, and the Windy City became the site of opportunities and challenges that remain to this day. In this first-of-its-kind history, full of entertaining anecdotes and colorful characters, Simon Cordery describes the explosive growth of Illinois railroads and its impact on America. Cordery shows how railroading in Illinois influenced railroad financing, the creation of a national economy, and government regulation of business. Cordery's masterful chronicle of rail development in Illinois from 1837 to 2010 reveals how the state's expanding railroads became the foundation of the nation's rail network.
Colorado Highways
Author: Report
Author: Roads, Paths and Bridges
Author: Logan Waller PagePublisher:
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Category : Culverts
Languages : en
Pages : 336
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