This section is from the book "Bepler's Handy Manual of Knowledge And Useful Infomation", by David Bepler. Also available from Amazon: Bepler's Handy Manual of Knowledge and Useful Information.
The number of miles per hour at which a train is running will be the same as the number of rails passed over in twenty seconds, which can be ascertained by the " click" produced by the wheels at each joint.
 
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