美国1915,大规模运输人物与铁路系统.pptVIP

美国1915,大规模运输人物与铁路系统 Railways and Mass Transit Move People and Goods, 1915? Railway Muscle: ?The largest locomotive in the world in 1915, this triplex engine of the Mallet type was built for the Erie Railroad in 1914. It could pull freight trains five miles long..... Western Railways: ?By 1915 this scene out West with a steam train and a wooden trestle was old-fashioned. The caption reads: Scene in the Bitter Root Mountains, where the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul Railway is to supplant steam with electricity.?.. Big Engineering and Railways: ?The Hell Gate Bridge was the largest steel arch bridge in the world when completed in 1916. It united railroads to the north and south of New York City, enabling through trains that could run from Boston to Washington and south... Building for the Long Haul: ?The old wooden trestle bridges on the line ?between Philadelphia and Washington were replaced by permanent concrete viaducts over the Chesapeake Bay.. Sea to Shining Sea and Beyond: ?The Florida East Coast Railway in the United States joined the Cuban railways, 100 miles away, by this ferry, shown here being built in Philadelphia in 1914. Trains rolled on at the end of one rail system and rolled off onto the other rail system... Power and Cargo: ?A monster puffing train of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad has only 8 baggage cars and 3 passenger cars and 5 locomotives and wastes a lot of coal. The text points out that locomotives run by hydroelectricity are much more efficient.?... Railways for War: ?This scene probably shows (there is no caption) the armored train built to defend Antwerp in 1914. The chief value of railways during the war, however, was more important but less picturesque: their ability to rapidly move massive armies and vast supplies to where they were most needed.... Engineering for the Commuter: ?Then as now, extending subway lines through the heart of a big city means a difficult job of digging out space under buildings?that are already standing. Thi