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angle assumed average Baldwin Locomotive ballast block boiler bolts borrow pits bridge cars cent grade Class Clinch River compound locomotives construction cross slope crossing cubic yard culverts curvature cylinder determined distance distant signal driving wheels elevation embankment engineer estimated excavation feet Follette foot formula freight frog given grade line gradients haul inches increase Knoxville La Follette length less load locomotive main line masonry maximum mean effective pressure method miles an hour miles per hour necessary number of trains operating expenses outer rail passenger pile Pile bridges plates pounds pressure probably railroad Railway reduced Ridge rise and fall road road-bed route ruling grade shown in Fig side signal slope Small 8vo speed spikes spiral stakes station steam stringers summit survey switch tangent timber tion tractive effort traffic train mile train resistance train-mile cost trestle tunnel usually vary vertical weight
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