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Viewing Entries 1 - 20 of 31 Page  1 2 NEXT LAST » Image Title Description Object Date Accession # Location Railway Equipment The Science of Railways, Vol I; First of 12 volumes of the series) Contains a concise manual of the locomotive and its working. Discusses the origin and evolution of the locomotive, the equipment of different countries, the manufacture of engines & cars, the organization and arrangement of the shops and round-houses of railways, the air brake and its working, the adaptability of electricity to general railway purposes and other matters germane thereto. Illustrated by engravings prepared expressly for this work, descriptive of railway carriage and its appliances. Includes detailed fold out drawings. Index is to be found in Vol. 12 of the series and serves for the whole series of books. duplicate of 1990.026.199 book : hardcover 1900 1977.030.001 Library - Technical Railway Reference Railway Organization 'The Science of Railways' Vol II- Second of 12 volumes in the series. An account of the characteristics of the service; the responsibilities of employer and employee; the principles and methods governing the administration of railway companies. With an account of the forces of railways and the duties of a general character that severally fall to officers and employees. Includes a list of officers and employees of railroads. book : hardcover 1900 1977.030.002 Library - Technical Railway Reference Financing, Constructing & Maintenance 'The Science of Railways' Vol III--covers of capitalization, location, building and maintaining the organization and property of railroads and the economic questions surrounding these subjects; the magnitude of the interests involved, their intricacy and vast importance, and the influences, purposes, principles and methods that govern. Appendixes. Duplicate of 1990.026.202 book : hardcover 1900 1977.030.003 Library - Technical Railway Reference Train Service 'The Science of Railways' Vol IV--deals with the utilization of men and equipment, organization of trains, forces operating trains, conditions and peculiarities of the service. Also the signals, rules, regulations governing the movement of trains on American Railway, with an account of railroad practices in Great Britain. Duplicate of 1990.026.201 book : hardcover 1900 1977.030.004 Library - Technical Railway Reference Passenger, Baggage, Express & Mail Service The Science of Railways, Vol. V. Describes the growth and needs of the business, duties and responsibilities of carriers and the theories and principles that govern them. Includes an account of the rules and regs. necessary to secure accuracy and clearness in the fiscal affairs and accounts of these important departments of the service. book : hardcover 1900 1977.030.005 Library - Technical Railway Reference Freight Business & Affairs 'The Science of Railways' Vol VI--discusses the extent, nature and wants of the service; effective utilization of equipment, organization; duties and responsibilities of common carriers and their classifications and tariffs. Also covers rules and regulations necessary to secure accuracy and clearness in the fiscal affairs, records, return of this important branch of the service. book : hardcover 1900 1977.030.006 Library - Technical Railway Reference Disbursements of Railways 'The Science of Railways' Vol VII--discusses principals and methods governing the ordering and buying of material and the inspection, care, use of the material afterward. Also disciplinary measures and ethics that enter into the subject. Describes fiscal regulations that railway disbursements involve. rules & Regs. necessary to secure accuracy and clearness in accounting for material, labor. book : hardcover 1900 1977.030.007 Library - Technical Railway Reference Economic Theory of Rates Private Vs Government Control of Railroads 'The Science of Railways' Vol VIII--covers railway growth, legal status of railroads, the basis of tariffs, discrimination, influences that determine rates beyond private control. Also discusses the nature of railway competition, its extent and universality, interest of carrier and patron identical, peculiarities of government supervision and extent to which it may be advantageously claimed. book : hardcover 1900 1977.030.008 Library - Technical Railway Reference Fiscal Affairs -- Collection of Revenue 'The Science of Railways' Vol IX --covers commercial and private aspects. Economic principles involved, methods conforming to business requirements and moral peculiarities observable. Functions of inspectors and traveling auditors, fiscal affairs of agents and conductors. Organization and government of the force, rules, regulations, forms, etc. This is continued in Vol. X. book : hardcover 1900 1977.030.009 Library - Technical Railway Reference General Fiscal & Other Affairs 'The Science of Railways' Vol X--financial topics are continued from Vol. IX. Topics concern accounting and treasury depart. of railroads. The organization and auditing of accounts, returns, statistics, classifications and divisions of earnings and expenses, bookkeeping, accounting, payment of employees and other treasury matters, relief funds, pensions, forms, etc. Duplicate of 1990.026.200 book : hardcover 1900 1977.030.010 Library - Technical Railway Reference Origin and Evolution of Transportation 'The Science of Railways' Vol XI--An account of the beginning and growth of transportation, embellished with engravings portraying the aboriginal people of the world and their methods of carriage in every age and quarter of the globe. book : hardcover 1900 1977.030.011 Library - Technical Railway Reference Engineers' & Firemens" Manual- General Index 'The Science of Railways' Vol XII--Resume of the 12 vol. to this point, some engravings. Index takes up at least half of the volume. Some loose pages in front. Flyleaf signed in pencil. book : hardcover 1903 1977.030.012 Library - Technical Railway Reference Electricity Applied to Railways 'The Science of Railways' an extension of the original series. This volume contains 4 "books". It deals with the utilization of electricity as a motive power and its adaptation to the telegraphs, the telephone and wireless telegraphy. book I (Electric Railways) 155 pages book II (The Telegraphs) 120 pages book III (the Telephone) 54 pages book IV (The Wireless Telegraph) 51 pages. Some b&w photos and engravings. Index. Duplicate of 1977.030.013 book : hardcover 1907 1977.030.013 Achives Storage Library Locomotive & Motive Power Dept., The 'The Science of Railways' book I (The Locomotive) 120 pages book II (The Motive Power Dept.) 251 pages. Explains concisely the principles and construction of the locomotive and describes in detail the manner in which those connected with the motive power department of a railroad look after the maintenance, repair, distribution and working of locomotives. B&w drawings, engravings, copies of forms. Index. Duplicate of 1988.075.007. book : hardcover 1907 1977.030.015 Achives Storage Library Locomotive Appliances 'The Science of Railways' -- Describes the construction of many of the attachments used on locomotives and gives simple and terse directions, rules, regulations for their care and operation. B&w engravings, drawings and photographs. Index. book : hardcover 1907 1977.030.016 Library - Technical Railway Reference Engineers' & Firemen's Handbook 'The Science of Railways' -- a practical manual for engineers and firment, discussing their duties, responsibilities, & details necessary in the operation and handling of simple, compound & oil burning locomotives and includes full progressive examination questions and answers for those seeking to qualify as engineers. Profusely illustrated with drawing made expressly for this work. Duplicate of 1988.096.001 and 1988.075.004. book : hardcover 1907 1977.030.017 Library - Technical Railway Reference Cars, Their Construction, Handling & Supervision 'The Science of Railways' book I (The Railway Car, Its Construction & Handling) 120 pages book II (The Car Service Department) 251 pages -- explains and illustrates with drawings the methods of construction of freight & passenger cars and their principal appurtenances, also how cars are handled. Discusses the manner in which those connected with the car department of railways attend to the distribution and care of cars and how their maintenance and repair are looked after. Duplicate of 1988.075.001 book : hardcover 1907 1977.030.018 Library - Technical Railway Reference Operating Trains 'The Science of Railways', this volume covers the use of men and equipment; the organization of trains, forces operating them; heating, lighting and the signals, rules, regulations governing their movement including exam questions and answers for a variety of employees. Part of the revised and enlarger version of this series. Some b&w drawings. Some water damage. Duplicate of 1988.075.003. book : hardcover 1913 1977.030.020 Achives Storage Library Locomotive Appliances 'The Science of Railways' (part of the revised and expanded edition). Describes the construction of many attachments used on locomotives and gives simple, terse directions, rules, regulations for their care and operation. Detailed b&w drawings and engravings. Some loose pages at front. Duplicate of 1988.075.006. book : hardcover 1910 1977.030.021 Achives Storage Library Cars Construction, Handling & Supervision Cars, Their Construction, Handling & Supervision -from the series 'The Science of Railways' book I (The Railway Car, Its Construction & Handling) 120 pages book II (The Car Service Department) 251 pages -- explains and illustrates with drawings the methods of construction of freight & passenger cars and their principal appurtenances, also how cars are handled. Discusses the manner in which those connected with the car department of railways attend to the distribution and care of cars and how their maintenance and repair are looked after. Many detailed drawings & engravings, including fold out pages. Index. Duplicate of 1977.030.018 book : hardcover 1907 1988.075.001 Achives Storage Library Viewing Entries 1 - 20 of 31 Page  1 2 NEXT