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Describing and detailing the boring of major railroad tunnels throughout Canada, the US, and Mexico, this covers the period from the creation of Virginia’s Blue Ridge Tunnel in the 1850s to Copper Canyon’s Continental and El Descanso tunnels in the early 1960s. In addition to providing details on the tunnels, it considers the reasons they were created, their engineers, and their use.

Great Railroad Tunnels of North America

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A Paperback by Willam L. Putnam

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    Publisher: McFarland & Company
    Publication Date: 5/3/2011 12:00:00 AM
    ISBN13: 9780786459513, 978-0786459513
    ISBN10: 0786459514
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    Description

    Book Synopsis
    Describing and detailing the boring of major railroad tunnels throughout Canada, the US, and Mexico, this covers the period from the creation of Virginia’s Blue Ridge Tunnel in the 1850s to Copper Canyon’s Continental and El Descanso tunnels in the early 1960s. In addition to providing details on the tunnels, it considers the reasons they were created, their engineers, and their use.

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