An Autumn Tour in the United States and CanadaH. S. King & Company, 1873 - 180 páginas |
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... train going at full speed , and this counts for something on a long journey . Nominally there is only one class of cars ; but there are drawing - room cars attached to all through trains on the main lines , in which by paying an extra ...
... train going at full speed , and this counts for something on a long journey . Nominally there is only one class of cars ; but there are drawing - room cars attached to all through trains on the main lines , in which by paying an extra ...
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... train starting . But I should like to see an attempt at some uniform classification of fares on the principle of the penny postage ; by which tickets might be bought by the dozen , ( if necessary ) , to be used on any railway , at any ...
... train starting . But I should like to see an attempt at some uniform classification of fares on the principle of the penny postage ; by which tickets might be bought by the dozen , ( if necessary ) , to be used on any railway , at any ...
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... trains often do , or over the level crossings of roads , which are seldom protected by gates , but merely by a notice board , with ' Look out for the Loco- motive ' -painted thereon . One feature of an American train consists in the ...
... trains often do , or over the level crossings of roads , which are seldom protected by gates , but merely by a notice board , with ' Look out for the Loco- motive ' -painted thereon . One feature of an American train consists in the ...
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... appropriations made annually by Congress for the purpose . war . I left West Point after a very agreeable visit and proceeded up the Hudson to Rhine- beck , whence I took the train to Saratoga . UNITED STATES AND CANADA . 85.
... appropriations made annually by Congress for the purpose . war . I left West Point after a very agreeable visit and proceeded up the Hudson to Rhine- beck , whence I took the train to Saratoga . UNITED STATES AND CANADA . 85.
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... train carries you to Montreal over the the great Victoria Bridge . From Montreal I made a short tour through Canada , but will reserve what I have to say of the Dominion to a subsequent chapter . I re - entered the United States at the ...
... train carries you to Montreal over the the great Victoria Bridge . From Montreal I made a short tour through Canada , but will reserve what I have to say of the Dominion to a subsequent chapter . I re - entered the United States at the ...
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