The Street Railway Journal
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Total Pages | : 846 |
Release | : 1887 |
Genre | : Electric railroads |
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Total Pages | : 846 |
Release | : 1887 |
Genre | : Electric railroads |
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Total Pages | : 372 |
Release | : 1888 |
Genre | : Electric railroads |
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Total Pages | : 1222 |
Release | : 1926 |
Genre | : Electric railroads |
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Author | : Jim Harter |
Publisher | : JHU Press |
Total Pages | : 584 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Engraving |
ISBN | : 0801880890 |
With its gallery of over 360 striking and unfamiliar images and extensive historical text World Railways of the Nineteenth Century invites readers to experience an unparalleled glimpse into the world of nineteenth-century railroading.Peter Skinner, Foreword
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Total Pages | : 962 |
Release | : 1894 |
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Total Pages | : 309 |
Release | : 1908 |
Genre | : Railroad cars |
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Author | : Richard Thompson |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 130 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780738531151 |
Street railways arrived early in Portland and made lasting social and economic contributions that are still apparent in the layout and character of the citys neighborhoods today. During the 1890s, streetcar lines spread rapidly into the West Hills and across the Willamette River. The technological prowess of the growing Rose City was reflected in the largest horsecar in the Northwest, the second steepest cable car grade in the nation, the first true interurban railway, and an annual illuminated trolley parade. By the dawn of the 20th century, Portland could boast of the largest electric railway system in the West, as well as its first eight-wheeled streetcar. The streetcars lasted into the late 1950s here, and then, after a hiatus of nearly 30 years, were rediscovered by a new generation of urban planners. Street railways arrived early in Portland and made lasting social and economic contributions that are still apparent in the layout and character of the citys neighborhoods today. During the 1890s, streetcar lines spread rapidly into the West Hills and across the Willamette River. The technological prowess of the growing Rose City was reflected in the largest horsecar in the Northwest, the second steepest cable car grade in the nation, the first true interurban railway, and an annual illuminated trolley parade. By the dawn of the 20th century, Portland could boast of the largest electric railway system in the West, as well as its first eight-wheeled streetcar. The streetcars lasted into the late 1950s here, and then, after a hiatus of nearly 30 years, were rediscovered by a new generation of urban planners.
Author | : George Woodman Hilton |
Publisher | : Stanford University Press |
Total Pages | : 500 |
Release | : 1964 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : 9780804740142 |
One of the most colorful yet neglected eras in American transportation history is re-created in this definitive history of the electric interurbans. Built with the idea of attracting short-distance passenger traffic and light freight, the interurbans were largely constructed in the early 1900s. The rise of the automobile and motor transport caused the industry to decline after World War I, and the depression virtually annihilated the industry by the middle 1930s. Part I describes interurban construction, technology, passenger and freight traffic, financial history, and final decline and abandonment. Part II presents individual histories (with route maps) of the more than 300 companies of the interurban industry. Reviews "A first-rate work of such detail and discernment that it might well serve as a model for all corporate biographies. . . . A wonderfully capable job of distillation." Trains "Few economic, social, and business historians can afford to miss this definitive study." Mississippi Valley Historical Review "All seekers after nostalgia will be interested in this encyclopedic volume on the days when the clang, clang of the trolley was the most exciting travel sound the suburbs knew." Harper's Magazine "A fascinating and instructive chapter in the history of American transportation." Journal of Economic History "The hint that behind the grand facade of scholarship lies an expanse of boyish enthusiasm is strengthened by a lovingly amassed and beautifully reproduced collection of 37 photographs." The Nation
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Total Pages | : 424 |
Release | : 1888 |
Genre | : Street-railroads |
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Author | : Richard E. Prince |
Publisher | : Indiana University Press |
Total Pages | : 206 |
Release | : 2001-08-27 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : 9780253339270 |
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