The Art of Railroading, Vol. 1

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Excerpt from The Art of Railroading, Vol. 1: Or the Technique of Modern TransportationModern Transportation, is designed to meet evident needs in a clearly stated, plain and simple manner. Changed conditions in railway opera tion make study a necessity. Men must learn in advance of promotion by practical experience, observation and study. Their knowledge, com prehension or understanding of the subject of Locomotive Engineering may be termed the what, but the art is to know the how of this, as of any other subject. To know the art serves to facilitate the performance of duties in the most efficient manner.The educational requirements and technical skill and ability of railway men is of a constantly higher standard with an ever increasing demand for men of still broader general knowledge and increased technical education.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.