Triumphs and wonders of the 19th century, the true mirror of a phenomenal era, a volume of original, entertaining and instructive historic and descriptive writings, showing the many and marvellous achievements which distinguish an hundred years of material, intellectual, social and moral progress .. . railwayservice was that people began to live farther out of the towns, and thenbegan the growth of the suburban residence districts, which are such a fea-ture of modern cities and city life. The early railways were built merely as local lines, and there was littleidea of their ultimate connection
Triumphs and wonders of the 19th century, the true mirror of a phenomenal era, a volume of original, entertaining and instructive historic and descriptive writings, showing the many and marvellous achievements which distinguish an hundred years of material, intellectual, social and moral progress .. . railwayservice was that people began to live farther out of the towns, and thenbegan the growth of the suburban residence districts, which are such a fea-ture of modern cities and city life. The early railways were built merely as local lines, and there was littleidea of their ultimate connection or extension. These small individual lines,however, with their own rate-making powers and systems of management,have been consolidated into great systems, thus effecting material economiesand facilities in operation. Thus the Mohawk & Hudson Railway of 1831was the first of a series of lines now consolidated to form the New YorkCentral Railway ; while the Liverpool & Manchester Railway of 1830 wasthe beginning of what is now the London & Northwestern Railway only is there this consolidation, but also a most comprehensive systemfor the interchange of traffic between different systems. Thus passengerscan purchase through tickets and travel through from Paris to St. Peters-. FIKST TKAIX OF STEAM CARS. burg, or from Boston to San Prancisco, while freight cars can be sent throughin a similar way. This is really a wonderful feature of railway develop-ment. The following are a few examples of the great railway systems of theworld: — Railway. Pennsylvania (U. S. A.) Chicago & Northwestern (U. S. A.) . .. .Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (U. S. A.)Atchison, Topeka & Santa lrd. S. \. .. Great Western (England). London & Northwestern (England) Paris, Lyons& Mediterranean (France).. Western (France) Mediterranean (Italy) Northwestern (India) Miles. Loco-motives. Passenger Cars. 8882 3594 3847 799fi 1380 1176 7462 ; 936 7120 1036 655 2576 18:17 6201 1912 2851 844ii 5594 2H2
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