. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . eeting them. The MarbleCreek bridge is 219 feet from the ties tothe water level below, and is the secondhighest bridge in Kentucky. The view of the Kentucky river at OldLanding gives some idea of the beauty ofthat section and shows how carefullythe land in the vicinity of the railroad isbeing cultivated. The view of BushCreek, Kentucky, shows the character oftrestle and bridge work on all of the newlines and additions that are in progress bythe company. Perhaps the largest workin the way of b
. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . eeting them. The MarbleCreek bridge is 219 feet from the ties tothe water level below, and is the secondhighest bridge in Kentucky. The view of the Kentucky river at OldLanding gives some idea of the beauty ofthat section and shows how carefullythe land in the vicinity of the railroad isbeing cultivated. The view of BushCreek, Kentucky, shows the character oftrestle and bridge work on all of the newlines and additions that are in progress bythe company. Perhaps the largest workin the way of bridges on the Louisville& Nashville occurs at what is known asBay St. Louis, and is a typical bridgeover the rivers and bayous in the districtbetween Mobile and New Orleans. Thissingle structure extends to almost threemiles. A word may be added in regard to theefficiency of the mechanical and oper-ating departments. While safety firstseems to be a new word on some rail-roads, it is greatly to the credt of theLouisville & Nashville Railroad Companyto state that it seems to be safety all the. KENTUCKY RIVER FROM OLD LANDING, KENTUCKY. the Louisville & Nashville in 1909, and isnow operated as part of the system. In addition to these and other roads ac-quired and leased there are a number ofadditional lines under construction and time on the companys roads. The equip-ment is in excellent condition, and whileto the passing visitor there seems to beless hurry and anxiety than in some otherparts of the country, the freedom from ac- June, 1913. RAILWAY AND LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERING. 199 cidents, tlie- general spirit of contentment, etc., and each undei :team and mo and last, but not least, tbe accumulating Splendid motive power exhibits havi balance of profit as shown in the finan- installed at all our great exposition cial reports are all the best proofs that it remains for the citizens of the live city
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