Well did Robert Stephenson, the famous English engineer, say
that, in boldness of design and difficulty of execution, this
Pennsylvania scheme of mastering the Alleghanies could be
compared with no modern triumph short of the feats performed at
the Simplon Pass and Mont Cenis
Well did Robert Stephenson, the famous English engineer, say
that, in boldness of design and difficulty of execution, this
Pennsylvania scheme of mastering the Alleghanies could be
compared with no modern triumph short of the feats performed at
the Simplon Pass and Mont Cenis. Before long this line of
communication became a very popular thoroughfare; even Charles
Dickens ‘heartily enjoyed’ it–in retrospect–and left
interesting impressions of his journey over it:
