Great Railroad Tunnels of North America

by William L. Putnam

Describing and detailing the boring of major railroad tunnels throughout Canada, the United States, and Mexico, this book covers the period from the creation of Virginia's Blue Ridge Tunnel in the 1850s to Copper Canyon's Continental and El Descanso tunnels in the early 1960s. Other notable tunnels featured here include Massachusetts' notoriously expensive and slow-progressing Hoosac Tunnel; Colorado's rail and water Moffat Tunnel; Montana's Flathead...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786459514
• ISBN13: 9780786459513
• Release Date: May 2011
• Publisher: McFarland and Company, Inc.
• Length: 189 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.9" x 9.8"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher