Article tracing history of construction of overland railroads across Rocky Mountains; Pacific railroad surveys; directions to surveyors; railway routes across Rocky Mountains; routes from Mexican border to and including Northern Pacifis; information about Rocky Mountain passes that have never been used by railway; discovery of Marias Pass for Great Northern line; description of Canadian Pacific line through Kicking Horse Pass, and Canadian National through Yellowhead. (See also - n 2 Feb 1940 p 97-9, n 3 Mar p 161-4)


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    Title :

    Continental divide


    Additional title:

    Civ Eng (NY)


    Contributors:
    Budd, R. (author)

    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1940


    Size :

    3 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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