1886 American Society of Civil Engineers: English and American Railroads Compared

Description

Author's Presentation Copy, First Edition, Folding Plates, Illustrated, Publishers' Original Binding, Very Scarce

The very scarce first edition, retaining the original paper wraps.

Tipped in to the title page head is a typed slip reading 'with compliments of THE AUTHOR'.

In this volume, Dorsey examines how English railways, built with more substantial infrastructure, differ from the often lighter and more economical American railroads.

He discusses construction costs, fares, and operating expenses, noting that American railways were generally cheaper to build and operate where English railways used more durable but expensive materials.

The book highlights differences in government involvement, with British railways being more regulated than the classic free-market approach of America.

Illustrated with fifteen folding tables and charts. Collated, complete.

An informative work for understanding railway infrastructure in two different nations in the nineteenth century.