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The document provides a history of railroads and railroad surveyors in the United States. It discusses how railroad surveyors originally mapped and laid out railroad tracks across the vast country from the early 19th century. The document also briefly describes the instrumentation that was used to perform detailed railroad surveys, including compasses, levels, and transits. Finally, it discusses the methods used to calculate and lay out simple curve and spiral curves for railroad tracks.

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Dykstra7006

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