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Mount Mitchell
Jeff Lovelace
其他書名
Its Railroad and Toll Road
出版The Overmountain Press, 1994
主題History / GeneralHistory / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)Transportation / Railroads / History
ISBN09328078449780932807847
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=13t3e_rkWzMC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋Short line mountain railroads are often miracles of construction. Built primarily for shipping logs, the Mount Mitchell Railroad was no exception. Within a span of 21 miles, the road climbed 3,500 feet, but utilized only three trestles and nine switchbacks, while maintaining a grade of five and a half percent. In this richly illustrated work the author brings to life a time when Mount Mitchell was dressed in virgin timber. Access to the mountain, located in Western North Carolina, was slow and difficult; but after completion of the railroad, a timbering industry was born. The railroad also provided tourists with scenic trips along its rugged contours.