The Railway Conquest of the World
Frederick Arthur Ambrose Talbot
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1. Front matter2. PREFACE3. CHAPTER I THE RAILWAY SURVEYOR’S ADVENTUROUS LIFE4. CHAPTER II THE ROMANCE OF CONSTRUCTION5. CHAPTER III THE BORING OF THE GOTTHARD TUNNEL6. CHAPTER IV THE RAILWAY INVASION OF CANADA7. CHAPTER V THE FIRST TRANS-CONTINENTAL ACROSS THE UNITED STATES8. CHAPTER VI THE LONGEST “TOY” RAILWAY9. CHAPTER VII THE WONDERS OF THE TYROL10. CHAPTER VIII THE RECLAMATION OF ALASKA11. CHAPTER IX THE HOLY RAILWAY TO MECCA12. CHAPTER X THE HIGHEST LINE IN THE WORLD13. CHAPTER XI CECIL RHODES’ DREAM—FROM THE CAPE TO CAIRO I.—Northwards from Cape Town14. CHAPTER XII CECIL RHODES’ DREAM—FROM THE CAPE TO CAIRO II.—Southwards from Cairo.15. CHAPTER XIII GRIDIRONING THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS16. CHAPTER XIV THE IRON HORSE IN AUSTRALASIA I17. CHAPTER XV THE IRON HORSE IN AUSTRALASIA II18. CHAPTER XVI ACROSS SIBERIA BY RAIL19. CHAPTER XVII THE LEOPOLDINA RAILWAY20. CHAPTER XVIII THE FIRST CANADIAN TRANS-CONTINENTAL RAILWAY21. CHAPTER XIX A RAILWAY OVER THE SEA22. CHAPTER XX THE LAND OF REMARKABLE RAILWAY BRIDGES23. CHAPTER XXI WHERE THE SNOW-PLOUGH WORKS IN SUMMER24. CHAPTER XXII FROM BUENOS AIRES TO VALPARAISO OVERLAND25. CHAPTER XXIII A LITTLE-KNOWN CENTRAL AFRICAN RAILWAY26. CHAPTER XXIV THE INVASION OF THE FAR EAST I.—Early Days in China27. CHAPTER XXV THE INVASION OF THE FAR EAST II.—Modern Developments in China and Japan28. CHAPTER XXVI THE CONQUEST OF THE CASCADE MOUNTAINS29. INDEX