Because so many of you indicated interest in the June 9th topic, this week we are including a few of the railroading books in the Bullis Room that are available for your research and enjoyment. We say "a few" because there are lots of them. We'll give you a partial list and let you stop by and discover the rest.
Before embarking on any new project, we normally ask, "But what is this going to cost me?" Therefore, we thought you'd want to take a look at:
The Economic Theory of the Location of Railways;
An Analysis of the Conditions Controlling the Laying Out of Railways ...
By A. M. (Arthur Mellen) Wellington
Published in New York by J. Wiley & Sons, 1887
Then if we ask, "Is there a less expensive alternative to railroads?" we can find an answer (based on the year 1911 conditions) in this American Railroad's publication:
The Cost of Transportation on the Erie Canal and By Rail
By Association of American Railroads,
Published in Washington D.C. by Bureau of Railway Economics, 1911
And there's also a book for those of us who want to find out more about how railroads are surveyed and constructed:
The Railroad Engineer's Practice:
Being a Short but Complete Description of the Duties of the
Young Engineer in Preliminary and Location Surveys and in Construction
by Thomas M. Cleeman
Published in New York by Engineering News Publ. Co., 1883
So there you have it -- three out of more than a dozen books on the topic of railroads. If you spend some time with them, you won't be disappointed.
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