The Science of Railways 12 Volume Set on CD

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The Science of Railways is a 12 volume set published in the late 1800s that covers every aspect of running railways.

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The Science of Railways is a 12 volume set published in the late 1800s that covers every aspect of running railways. Its volumes include the following topics:

  1. Railway equipment
  2. Railway organization
  3. Financing, constructing and maintaining
  4. Train service
  5. Passenger, baggage, express, and mail service
  6. Freight business and affairs
  7. Disbursements of railways
  8. Economic theory of rates. Private vs. government control of railroads
  9. Fiscal affairs. Collection of revenue
  10. General fiscal and other affairs
  11. Origin and evolution of transportation
  12. General index

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This CD runs on all Windows and Macintosh computers. You must have a web browser and Adobe Acrobat Reader - (available for free download if you do not have it installed on your computer.) The book index is organized in an HTML menu that is compatible with all browsers and the books themselves are in PDF format to allow them to be universally accessed. All the books are printable - either individual pages or the entire book.