RELATIVE ADVANTAGES OF LONG EASY GRADIENTS, AND OF SHORT STEEP INCLINES, FOR ASCENDING MOUNTAIN PASSES: AS EXEMPLIFIED BY THE SOUTH WESTERN OF VENEZUELA RAILWAY AND THE PUERTO-CABELLO AND VALENCIA RAILWAY, VENEZUELA.

Keywords: VENEZUELA SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY, PUERTO CABELLO & VALENCIA RAILWAY, GRADIENTS, INCLINES, MOUNTAINS, PASSES, RAILWAYS, CURVES, COMPENSATION, COSTS, FUEL, RACK, GAUGES, ASCENDING, ENGINES, LOCOMOTIVES, ROLLING STOCK, WAGONS, PUERTO CABELLO, VALENCIA, VENEZUELA, SOUTH AMERICA