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File:Tkkstudentsbackinthedays.jpg|Young surveyors of the [[Grand Corps of Civil Engineers of the Nation of Burgundie|Department of Bridges, Tunnels, and Waterways]]. | File:Tkkstudentsbackinthedays.jpg|Young surveyors of the [[Grand Corps of Civil Engineers of the Nation of Burgundie|Department of Bridges, Tunnels, and Waterways]]. | ||
File:Viaduc_du_Point_du_Jour_-_Les_Travaux_Publics_de_la_France.jpg|Rail viaduct created in the 1880s | |||
File:Boer_Ceinture_29.jpg|Passenger train in the 1890s | |||
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The 1877 Agreement for the Development of the Railway of Burgundie, called for the state to contribute about $50,000 per mile and own the system. At the time, private companies spent about $40,000 per mile for track, equipment, buildings, locomotives, and cars. The government further subsidized the companies by having the [[Grand Corps of Civil Engineers of the Nation of Burgundie|Department of Bridges, Tunnels, and Waterways]] do most of the planning and engineering work for new lines. The government would assist in securing the land, often by {{wp|expropriation}}, especially of lands owned by [[Dericania]]ns. The government also agreed to pay infrastructure costs, building bridges, tunnels, and track bed. The private companies would then furnish the tracks, stations and rolling stock, as well as pay the operating costs. The policy was confusing and contradictory, and blocked monopolies, which meant no regional networks could form. | The 1877 Agreement for the Development of the Railway of Burgundie, called for the state to contribute about $50,000 per mile and own the system. At the time, private companies spent about $40,000 per mile for track, equipment, buildings, locomotives, and cars. The government further subsidized the companies by having the [[Grand Corps of Civil Engineers of the Nation of Burgundie|Department of Bridges, Tunnels, and Waterways]] do most of the planning and engineering work for new lines. The government would assist in securing the land, often by {{wp|expropriation}}, especially of lands owned by [[Dericania]]ns. The government also agreed to pay infrastructure costs, building bridges, tunnels, and track bed. The private companies would then furnish the tracks, stations and rolling stock, as well as pay the operating costs. The policy was confusing and contradictory, and blocked monopolies, which meant no regional networks could form. | ||