THE SEEMINGLY IDYLLIC WISCONSIN RIVER has everything from towering paper mills, power plants, and water-treatment facilities to breathtaking scenic vistas. An infrastructure of reservoirs, dams, and computers, along with constant monitoring and control, keeps the river’s many different roles in balance.
THE LEGENDARY NEW YORK RAILROAD STATION , demolished in 1963, was but the visible capstone of a massive complex of tunnels, bridges, yards, and switching systems that brought together the city’s railroad lines and connected them to the world—and that still thrives today
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