The science of railways ...
Subtitle: with illustrations of the inception, growth and evolution of primitive transportation
By: by Marshall M. Kirkman.
Publisher: World Railway Publishing
Published: 1894
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 12
Subjects: Railroads; Transportation -- History
Notes: Includes indexes.
Table of contents: title: I. Organization and forces.; title: II. Financing, building and maintaining.; title: III. Operation of trains.; title: IV. Passenger business.; title: V. Freight business.; title: VI. Baggage, express and mail business.; title: VII. Economical purchase, care and use of material.; title: VIII. Economy of rates. Private versus government control.; title: IX. Fiscal affairs - disbursements.; title: X. Fiscal affairs. Collection of Revenue.; title: XI. General fiscal affairs.; title: XII. Fiscal duties of agents and conductors. General index.