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Building the Clinchfield Construction History James A. Goforth SIGNED Soft Cov
Building the Clinchfield Construction History James A. Goforth *signed sc
Building the Clinchfield
A Construction History of Americas Most Unusual Railroad
James A. Goforth ** Signed
Soft Cover
106 pages
Copyright 1983, May 1984 1st Edition 2nd Printing
Contents
The Clinchfield Railroad is a phenomenon. It penetrates the most rugged mountain barriers in eastern United States. Mt. Mitchell the highest peak east of the Rockies can be seen from the right of way. In only 277 miles it operates in five states, crosses four mountain ranges and five major water sheds. It was built to construction standards unheard of at the time, consequently, the Clinchfield has not had to enlarge tunnels and strengthen bridges as have other roads to handle modern motive power and traffic. Despite the rugged terrain it operates over it had one of the lowest operating ratios of any U.S. railroad and the income per mile of operated line was number 1 in the country.
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