"Together with the annual reports of the railroad corporations in this state, for ... ; to which is added, the leading statistics prepared by the Commissioners" (varies).

"Together with the annual report of the railroad companies in this state for ... ; to which are added leading statistics prepared by the Commissioners" (varies)

Together with the annual reports of the railroad corporations in this state, for ...; to which is added, the leading statistics prepared by the Commissioners.

Excerpt from Fifteenth Annual Report of the General Railroad Commissioners of the State of Connecticut, for 1868: Together With the Annual Report of the Railroad Corporations in This State, for 1867; To Which Are Added the Leading Statistics Prepared by the Commissioners Your commissioners in their report of 1866, made mention Of the advantages which in their Opinion would arise in the introduction Of steel rails and urged their adoption by the railroad companies. The Opinions then expressed have. Been fully confirmed by actual experiment, wherever they have been laid, and where the traffic is almost constant, there is scarcely any perceptible wear upon them, and they now pre sent nearly as good an appearance as when laid down. 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.

Excerpt from Twenty-Fourth Annual Report of the Railroad Commissioners of the State of Connecticut: For 1877, to Which Are Added Statistical Tables Compiled From the Annual Returns for 1876 of the Railroad Companies in This State The only work Of railroad construction in this State the past season, including the completion of the Rockville Branch of the Connecticut Central, which was authorized to be open ed for travel October 5th, was of one of these little branches. The Colchester Railway Company, incorporated by the last General Assembly, has nearly constructed its road from the Borough of Colchester, in the Town of Colchester, to Turner ville Station, on the Boston New York Air Line Railroad, in Town of Hebron. The road is miles long, with the feet per mile maximum grade; longest maximum grade feet; shortest radius of curve feet; length of longest curve feet total per cent. Of curve 80 ties 8 feet long, six inches face, and six inches thick, placed two and one-half feet from center to center. The road is to be ironed with fifty-six pound iron, fish plate joints, and run by the Boston New York Air Line Company with their own equip ment. Two highways are crossed by it, both at grade. This road is not included in the returns for the year. 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.

Excerpt from Nineteenth Annual Report of the General Railroad Commissioners of the State of Connecticut, for 1872: Together With the Annual Report of the Railroad Companies in This State for 1871, to Which Are Added Leading Statistics Prepared by the Commissioners The management and operation of this road is still kept separate and distinct from the Hartford and new-haven, as shown by the return schedule accompanying this report. 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.