Railways across the Andes
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0871085593
ISBN 13
9780871085597
Category
Unknown
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Publication Year
1980
Publisher
Pages
259
Description
Fascinating and well-written story of the engineers who brought tremendous skill and tenacity to the task of building railways across the Andes in Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Chile. The book discusses 96 railroads and branches that were built despite overwhelming engineering and technical problems, daunting grades, curves, tunnels, zig-zags as well as serious difficulties with manpower and logistics. Illustrated throughout with black and white photos. With list of Andean railways, numerous maps, and bibliography. 259 pages with index. - from Amzon
Number of Copies
1
