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John A. Droege

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Description:Excerpt from Passenger Terminals and Trains Following the publication and kindly reception of "Freight Terminals and Trains" (1912), suggestions were made that the whole field of terminal and train operation should be covered by the compilation of a companion work treating similarly of the passenger service. The author's efforts to cover a field heretofore not specifically treated, have resulted in the following pages. The general plan of "Freight Terminals and Trains" has been followed. While there must be some interlocking of allied branches, duplication has been avoided wherever practicable, and the work arranged with a view to producing two companion volumes covering the operation of freight- and passenger-train service, the design, construction and maintenance of terminals and accessories, with a discussion of the plans of organization and operating methods co-incident thereto. To describe all existing passenger terminals was, of course, out of the question. It has been the aim, therefore, to include only such descriptions, views and plans as embody typical or unique features, possessing educational value. Consequently, some of the larger and more important terminals have been omitted while others of seemingly less importance have been included. In a field where there is such a diversity of opinion and practice, and where "standard practice" is yet to be established, it has seemed advisable to include all possible information and to quote freely from the published views of experts, both those in confirmation of and those conflicting with the views of the author. In most instances acknowledgment is made in the text. The author's appreciative gratitude is due particularly to the Railway Age Gazette; and also to Engineering News; the Engineering Record; the Railway Review; Railway and Locomotive Engineering, and other railroad and technical periodicals. He is indebted also to many railroad officers and specialists for information, assistanoe and helpful criticism. For unusual and specific constructive aid and review, he is obligated to Samuel O. Dunn, editor of the Railway Age Gazette; William J. Cunningham, professor of transportation, Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration; C. B. Breed, associate professor of civil engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and B. B. Adams, associate editor of the Railway Age Gazette. He also wishes to express appreciation for assistance lent him by Charles W. Foss, associate editor of the Railway Age Gazette, and by J. E. Slater, of the accounting department of the New York, New Haven & Hartford. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Passenger Terminals and Trains (Classic Reprint). To get started finding Passenger Terminals and Trains (Classic Reprint), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Excerpt from Passenger Terminals and Trains Following the publication and kindly reception of "Freight Terminals and Trains" (1912), suggestions were made that the whole field of terminal and train operation should be covered by the compilation of a companion work treating similarly of the passenger service. The author's efforts to cover a field heretofore not specifically treated, have resulted in the following pages. The general plan of "Freight Terminals and Trains" has been followed. While there must be some interlocking of allied branches, duplication has been avoided wherever practicable, and the work arranged with a view to producing two companion volumes covering the operation of freight- and passenger-train service, the design, construction and maintenance of terminals and accessories, with a discussion of the plans of organization and operating methods co-incident thereto. To describe all existing passenger terminals was, of course, out of the question. It has been the aim, therefore, to include only such descriptions, views and plans as embody typical or unique features, possessing educational value. Consequently, some of the larger and more important terminals have been omitted while others of seemingly less importance have been included. In a field where there is such a diversity of opinion and practice, and where "standard practice" is yet to be established, it has seemed advisable to include all possible information and to quote freely from the published views of experts, both those in confirmation of and those conflicting with the views of the author. In most instances acknowledgment is made in the text. The author's appreciative gratitude is due particularly to the Railway Age Gazette; and also to Engineering News; the Engineering Record; the Railway Review; Railway and Locomotive Engineering, and other railroad and technical periodicals. He is indebted also to many railroad officers and specialists for information, assistanoe and helpful criticism. For unusual and specific constructive aid and review, he is obligated to Samuel O. Dunn, editor of the Railway Age Gazette; William J. Cunningham, professor of transportation, Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration; C. B. Breed, associate professor of civil engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and B. B. Adams, associate editor of the Railway Age Gazette. He also wishes to express appreciation for assistance lent him by Charles W. Foss, associate editor of the Railway Age Gazette, and by J. E. Slater, of the accounting department of the New York, New Haven & Hartford. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Passenger Terminals and Trains (Classic Reprint). To get started finding Passenger Terminals and Trains (Classic Reprint), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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