Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 February 1913 — Longest Straight Railroad. [ARTICLE]

Longest Straight Railroad.

The longest stretch of railway in the world without a curve Is In New Zealand, where there Is a line of railway a part of which stretches for a distance of 136 miles In a perfectly straight line. This fact Is remarkable when it is taken Into consideration that New Zealand Is one of the most difficult countries In the world for railway construction, as It Is very mountainous, necessitating sharp curves and very heavy grades.—The -w.