The Railway Conquest of the World

The Railway Conquest of the World by Frederick Arthur Ambrose Talbot
CONTENTS
I THE RAILWAY SURVEYOR’S ADVENTUROUS LIFE 1
II THE ROMANCE OF CONSTRUCTION 12
III THE BORING OF THE GOTTHARD TUNNEL 30
IV THE RAILWAY INVASION OF CANADA 46
V THE FIRST TRANS-CONTINENTAL ACROSS THE UNITED STATES 59
VI THE LONGEST “TOY” RAILWAY 76
VII THE WONDERS OF THE TYROL 88
VIII THE RECLAMATION OF ALASKA 102
IX THE HOLY RAILWAY TO MECCA 117
X THE HIGHEST LINE IN THE WORLD 128
XI CECIL RHODES’ DREAM—FROM THE CAPE TO CAIRO
(I. NORTHWARDS FROM CAPE TOWN) 139
XII CECIL RHODES’ DREAM—FROM THE CAPE TO CAIRO
(II. SOUTHWARDS FROM CAIRO) 152
XIII GRIDIRONING THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS 162
XIV THE IRON HORSE IN AUSTRALASIA (I.) 175
XV THE IRON HORSE IN AUSTRALASIA (II.) 186
XVI ACROSS SIBERIA BY RAIL 198
XVII THE LEOPOLDINA RAILWAY 214
XVIII THE FIRST CANADIAN TRANS-CONTINENTAL RAILWAY 224x
XIX A RAILWAY OVER THE SEA 240
XX THE LAND OF REMARKABLE RAILWAY BRIDGES 250
XXI WHERE THE SNOW-PLOUGH WORKS IN SUMMER 260
XXII FROM BUENOS AIRES TO VALPARAISO OVERLAND 270
XXIII A LITTLE-KNOWN CENTRAL AFRICAN RAILWAY 281
XXIV THE INVASION OF THE FAR EAST (I. EARLY DAYS IN CHINA) 289
XXV THE INVASION OF THE FAR EAST (II. MODERN DEVELOPMENTS IN CHINA AND JAPAN) 297
XXVI THE CONQUEST OF THE CASCADE MOUNTAINS 308

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