Handbook of Railroad Construction; For the use of American engineers. / Containing the necessary rules, tables, and formulæ for the location, construction, equipment, and management of railroads, as built in the United States.

by George L. Vose

1000 to .31 as 928.2 to 0.287, or 0.3,

which add to 928.2 and we have as the final height

928.5 metres, or 928.5 × 3.28 = 3045.48 feet.

The tables above referred to, are those of Mr. Oltman, and are considered as the most convenient and reliable of any published.

TABLE A.
English Inches.	Metres.
14.56	418.5
14.61	440.0
14.65	461.5
14.68	482.9
14.72	504.2
14.76	525.4
14.80	546.6
14.84	567.8
14.88	588.9
14.92	609.9
14.96	630.9
15.00	651.8
15.04	672.7
15.08	693.5
15.12	714.3
15.16	735.0
15.20	755.6
15.24	776.2
15.28	796.8
15.31	817.3
15.35	837.8
15.39	858.2
15.43	878.5
15.47	898.8
15.51	919.0
15.55	939.2
15.59	959.3
15.63	979.4
15.67	999.5
15.71	1019.5
15.75	1039.4
15.79	1059.3
15.83	1079.1
15.87	1098.9
15.91	1118.6
15.95	1138.3
15.98	1157.9
16.02	1177.5
16.06	1197.1
16.10	1216.6
16.14	1236.0
16.18	1255.4
16.22	1274.8
16.26	1294.1
16.30	1313.3
16.34	1332.5
16.38	1351.7
16.42	1370.8
16.46	1389.9
16.50	1408.9
16.54	1427.9
16.57	1446.8
16.61	1465.7
16.65	1484.7
16.69	1503.4
16.73	1522.2
16.77	1540.8
16.81	1559.5
16.85	1578.2
16.89	1596.8
16.93	1615.3
16.97	1633.8
17.01	1652.2
17.05	1670.6
17.09	1689.0
17.13	1707.3
17.17	1725.6
17.20	1743.8
17.24	1762.1
17.28	1780.3
17.32	1798.4
17.36	1816.5
17.40	1834.5
17.44	1852.5
17.48	1870.4
17.52	1888.3
17.56	1906.2
17.60	1924.0
17.64	1941.8
17.68	1959.6
17.72	1977.3
17.76	1994.9
17.79	2012.6
17.83	2030.2
17.87	2047.8
17.91	2065.3
17.95	2082.8
17.99	2100.2
18.03	2117.6
18.07	2135.0
18.11	2152.3
18.15	2169.6
18.19	2186.9
18.23	2204.1
18.27	2221.3
18.31	2238.4
18.35	2255.5
18.39	2272.6
18.42	2289.6
18.46	2306.6
18.50	2323.6
18.54	2340.5
18.58	2357.4
18.62	2374.2
18.66	2391.1
18.70	2407.9
18.74	2424.6
18.78	2441.3
18.82	2458.0
18.86	2474.6
18.90	2491.3
18.94	2507.9
18.98	2524.3
19.02	2540.8
19.05	2557.3
19.09	2573.7
19.13	2590.2
19.17	2506.6
19.21	2622.9
19.25	2639.2
19.29	2655.4
19.33	2671.6
19.37	2687.9
19.41	2704.1
19.45	2720.2
19.49	2736.3
19.53	2752.3
19.57	2768.3
19.61	2784.4
19.65	2800.4
19.68	2816.3
19.72	2832.2
19.76	2848.1
19.80	2864.0
19.84	2879.8
19.88	2895.6
19.92	2911.3
19.96	2927.0
20.00	2942.7
20.04	2958.4
20.08	2974.0
20.12	2989.6
20.16	3005.2
20.20	3020.7
20.24	3036.2
20.28	3051.7
20.31	3067.2
20.35	3082.6
20.39	3097.9
20.43	3113.3
20.47	3128.6
20.51	3143.9
20.55	3159.2
20.59	3174.4
20.63	3189.7
20.67	3204.9
20.71	3220.0
20.75	3235.1
20.79	3250.2
20.83	3265.3
20.87	3280.3
20.90	3295.3
20.94	3310.3
20.98	3325.3
21.02	3340.2
21.06	3355.1
21.10	3370.0
21.14	3384.8
21.18	3399.6
21.22	3414.4
21.26	3429.2
21.30	3443.9
21.34	3458.6
21.38	3473.3
21.42	3487.9
21.46	3502.5
21.50	3517.2
21.54	3531.8
21.57	3546.3
21.61	3560.8
21.65	3575.3
21.69	3589.8
21.73	3604.2
21.77	3618.6
21.81	3633.0
21.85	3647.4
21.89	3661.7
21.93	3676.0
21.97	3690.3
22.01	3704.6
22.05	3718.8
22.09	3733.0
22.13	3747.2
22.17	3761.3
22.20	3775.4
22.24	3789.5
22.28	3803.6
22.32	3817.7
22.36	3831.7
22.40	3845.7
22.44	3859.7
22.48	3873.7
22.52	3887.6
22.56	3901.5
22.60	3915.4
22.64	3929.3
22.68	3943.1
22.72	3956.9
22.76	3970.7
22.80	3984.5
22.83	3998.2
22.87	4011.9
22.91	4025.6
22.95	4039.3
22.99	4052.9
23.03	4066.6
23.07	4080.2
23.11	4093.8
23.15	4107.3
23.19	4120.8
23.23	4134.3
23.27	4147.8
23.31	4161.3
23.35	4174.7
23.39	4188.1
23.43	4201.5
23.46	4214.9
23.50	4228.2
23.54	4241.6
23.58	4254.9
23.62	4268.2
23.66	4281.4
23.70	4294.7
23.74	4307.9
23.78	4321.1
23.82	4334.3
23.86	4347.4
23.90	4360.5
23.94	4373.7
23.98	4386.7
24.02	4399.8
24.06	4412.8
24.09	4425.9
24.13	4438.9
24.17	4451.9
24.21	4464.8
24.25	4477.7
24.29	4490.7
24.33	4503.6
24.37	4516.4
24.41	4529.3
24.45	4542.1
24.49	4554.9
24.53	4567.7
24.57	4580.5
24.61	4593.2
24.65	4606.0
24.68	4618.7
24.72	4631.4
24.76	4644.0
24.80	4656.7
24.84	4669.3
24.88	4682.0
24.92	4694.5
24.96	4707.1
25.00	4719.7
25.04	4732.2
25.08	4744.7
25.12	4757.2
25.16	4769.7
25.20	4782.1
25.24	4794.6
25.28	4807.0
25.31	4819.4
25.35	4831.7
25.39	4844.1
25.43	4856.4
25.47	4868.7
25.51	4881.0
25.55	4893.3
25.59	4905.6
25.63	4917.8
25.67	4930.0
25.71	4942.2
25.75	4954.4
25.79	4966.6
25.83	4978.7
25.87	4990.9
25.91	5003.0
25.94	5015.1
25.98	5027.2
26.02	5039.3
26.06	5051.2
26.10	5063.2
26.14	5075.3
26.18	5087.2
26.22	5099.2
26.26	5111.2
26.30	5123.1
26.34	5135.0
26.38	5146.9
26.42	5158.8
26.46	5170.6
26.50	5182.5
26.54	5194.3
26.57	5206.1
26.61	5217.9
26.65	5229.7
26.69	5241.4
26.73	5253.2
26.77	5264.9
26.81	5276.6
26.85	5288.3
26.89	5300.0
26.93	5311.6
26.97	5323.2
27.01	5334.8
27.05	5346.4
27.09	5358.0
27.13	5369.6
27.17	5381.1
27.21	5392.7
27.25	5404.2
27.28	5415.6
27.32	5427.2
27.36	5438.7
27.40	5450.1
27.44	5461.5
27.48	5472.9
27.52	5484.3
27.56	5495.7
27.60	5507.1
27.64	5518.4
27.68	5529.8
27.72	5541.1
27.76	5552.4
27.80	5563.7
27.84	5575.0
27.87	5586.2
27.91	5597.5
27.95	5608.7
27.99	5619.6
28.03	5631.1
28.07	5642.2
28.11	5653.4
28.15	5664.6
28.19	5675.7
28.23	5686.8
28.27	5697.9
28.31	5709.0
28.35	5720.1
28.39	5731.1
28.43	5742.1
28.46	5753.1
28.50	5764.2
28.54	5775.1
28.58	5786.1
28.62	5797.1
28.66	5808.0
28.70	5819.0
28.74	5829.9
28.78	5840.8
28.82	5851.7
28.86	5862.5
28.90	5873.4
28.94	5884.2
28.98	5894.9
29.02	5905.8
29.06	5916.7
29.09	5927.5
29.13	5938.2
29.17	5949.0
29.21	5959.7
29.25	5970.4
29.29	5981.2
29.33	5991.9
29.37	6002.5
29.41	6013.2
29.45	6023.8
29.49	6034.4
29.53	6045.1
29.57	6055.7
29.61	6066.3
29.65	6076.9
29.69	6087.5
29.72	6098.0
29.76	6108.6
29.80	6119.1
29.84	6129.6
29.88	6140.1
29.92	6150.6
29.96	6161.1
30.00	6171.5
30.04	6182.0
30.08	6192.4
30.12	6202.8
30.16	6213.2
30.20	6223.6
30.24	6234.0
30.28	6244.4
30.32	6254.7
30.35	6265.0
30.39	6275.4
30.43	6285.7
30.47	6296.0
30.51	6306.2
30.55	6316.5
30.59	6326.7
30.63	6337.0
30.67	6347.2
30.71	6357.4
30.75	6367.6
30.79	6377.8
30.83	6388.0
30.87	6398.2
30.91	6408.3
30.94	6418.5
30.98	6428.6
31.02	6438.7
31.06	6448.8

TABLE B.
Deg.[[4]]	Met.
0.2	0.3
0.4	0.6
0.6	0.9
0.8	1.2
1.0	1.5
1.2	1.8
1.4	2.1
1.6	2.3
1.8	2.6
2.0	2.9
2.2	3.2
2.4	3.5
2.6	3.8
2.8	4.1
3.0	4.4
3.2	4.7
3.4	5.0
3.6	5.3
3.8	5.6
4.0	5.9
4.2	6.2
4.4	6.5
4.6	6.8
4.8	7.1
5.0	7.4
5.2	7.6
5.4	7.9
5.6	8.2
5.8	8.5
6.0	8.8
6.2	9.1
6.4	9.4
6.6	9.7
6.8	10.0
7.0	10.3
7.2	10.6
7.4	10.9
7.6	11.2
7.8	11.5
8.0	11.8
8.2	12.1
8.4	12.4
8.6	12.6
8.8	12.9
9.0	13.2
9.2	13.5
9.4	13.8
9.6	14.1
9.8	14.4
10.0	14.7
10.2	15.0
10.4	15.3
10.6	15.6
10.8	15.9
11.0	16.2
11.2	16.5
11.4	16.8
11.6	17.1
11.8	17.4
12.0	17.6
12.2	17.9
12.4	18.2
12.6	18.5
12.8	18.8
13.0	19.1
13.2	19.4
13.4	19.7
13.6	20.0
13.8	20.3
14.0	20.6
14.2	20.9
14.4	21.2
14.6	21.5
14.8	21.8
15.0	22.1
15.2	22.4
15.4	22.7
15.6	22.9
15.8	23.2
16.0	23.5
16.2	23.8
16.4	24.1
16.6	24.4
16.8	24.7
17.0	25.0
17.2	25.3
17.4	25.6
17.6	25.9
17.8	26.2
18.0	26.5
18.2	26.8
18.4	27.1
18.6	27.4
18.8	27.7
19.0	28.0
19.2	28.2
19.4	28.5
19.6	28.8
19.8	29.1
20.0	29.4

[4]. The degrees refer to the centigrade thermometer.

TABLE C.
Approximate Height.	0°	15°	40°	55°
200	1.2	1.0	0.6	0.4
400	2.4	2.2	1.4	0.8
600	3.4	3.2	2.0	1.2
800	4.5	4.3	2.8	1.7
1000	5.7	5.3	3.4	2.2
1200	7.0	6.4	4.2	2.6
1400	8.2	7.6	4.8	3.0
1600	9.2	8.8	5.6	3.4
1800	10.4	9.8	6.3	3.8
2000	11.6	11.0	7.0	4.2
2200	12.8	12.1	7.6	4.6
2400	14.0	13.3	8.4	5.1
2600	15.2	14.4	9.2	5.6
2800	16.5	15.6	10.0	6.2
3000	17.7	16.8	10.8	6.6
3200	10.1	18.0	11.5	7.0
3400	20.5	19.3	12.4	7.7
3600	21.8	20.4	13.4	8.2
3800	23.1	21.6	14.3	8.7
4000	24.6	22.9	15.1	9.4
4200	25.9	24.3	15.9	10.1
4400	27.5	25.8	16.9	10.8
4600	28.9	27.1	18.0	11.5
4800	30.4	28.4	19.0	12.1
5000	31.8	29.8	19.9	12.7
5200	33.0	31.0	20.8	13.3
5400	34.3	32.4	21.7	13.9
5600	35.7	33.7	22.6	14.5
5800	37.1	35.0	23.6	15.1
6000	38.5	36.3	24.6	15.7

TABLE D.
Barometrical Height	Metres
15.75	1.71
17.72	1.39
19.68	1.11
21.65	0.86
23.62	0.63
25.59	0.42
27.56	0.22
29.53	0.03

CHAPTER II.
SURVEY.