Great Railroad Tunnels of North America

William Lowell Putnam served as vice chairman of the Association of Maximum Service Telecasters, among his multitude of other professional credits. He is the sole trustee of the Lowell Observatory and lives in Flagstaff, Arizona.

• Table of ContentsPreface      Introduction      1. Canals versus Tunnels      2. South of the Border      3. Unto the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia      4. Politics Meets Geology Under Hoosac Mountain      5. Daylight at Long Last      6. The Thin Air of Colorado      7. See America First      8. Lesser Bores on the Way West      9. Canada’s Great Project—Kicking Horse to Connaught      10. Spiraling to the Top      Glossary      Appendix      Further Reading      The Longest Railroad Tunnels in North America      Chapter Notes      Bibliography      Index

“an examination of the tunneling through mountains for trains...it’s a lot like exploring a tunnel, or a mine, in which you sometimes find unexpected gemstones”—IZoom.com; “examines the development and construction, purposes, and uses of numerous notable North American tunnels”—Reference & Research Book News.