The Project Gutenberg eBook, The Railroad Problem, by Edward Hungerford

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THE RAILROAD PROBLEM

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Courtesy of the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railway.

An interesting illustration of rail-power development. Notice the evolution of the crude steam engine of
1848 into the giant locomotive of 1913, which in turn is overshadowed by the later arrival—electricity.