Railroad Track and Bridge Inspection: Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Interstate Commerce, United States Senate, Seventy-fifth Congress, First Session, on S. 1888, a Bill to Promote the Safety of Employees and Travelers Upon Common Carriers Engaged in Interstate Commerce by Railroad by Requiring Such Carriers to Maintain Tracks, Bridges, Road-bed, and Permanent Structures for the Support of Way, Trackage, and Traffic in Safe and Suitable Condition, and for Other Purposes, March 26, 29, and 30, 1937U.S. Government Printing Office, 1937 - 177 páginas |
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