Interurban Railways In The United States
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The Electric Interurban Railways In America
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Author : George Woodman Hilton
language : en
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Release Date : 1964
The Electric Interurban Railways In America written by George Woodman Hilton and has been published by Stanford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1964 with Transportation categories.
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
Interurban Railways In The United States
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Author : Source Wikipedia
language : en
Publisher: University-Press.org
Release Date : 2013-09
Interurban Railways In The United States written by Source Wikipedia and has been published by University-Press.org this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09 with categories.
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 160. Chapters: Streetcars in Washington, D.C., Northern Virginia trolleys, Northwestern Pacific Railroad, Sacramento Northern Railway, Pacific Electric Railway, Connecticut Company, Lehigh Valley Transit Company, Twin City Rapid Transit Company, East Bay Electric Lines, Indiana Railroad, Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad, Key System, New York, Westchester and Boston Railway, List of California street railroads, San Diego Electric Railway, South Shore Line, Piedmont and Northern Railway, Cincinnati and Lake Erie Railroad, Great Falls and Old Dominion Railroad, Baltimore and Annapolis Railroad, Philadelphia and Western Railroad, International Railway, Norristown High Speed Line, Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis Electric Railway, Tidewater Southern Railway, Petaluma and Santa Rosa Railroad, Hagerstown and Frederick Railway, SEPTA Routes 101 and 102, Michigan United Railways, Chicago Aurora and Elgin Railroad, West Penn Railways, Lake Shore Electric Railway, Pittsburgh, Harmony, Butler and New Castle Railway, Minneapolis, Northfield and Southern Railway, Illinois Terminal Railroad, Washington Railway and Electric Company, Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti Street Railway, Market Street Railway, Columbus, Delaware and Marion Railway, Boston and Worcester Street Railway, Middlesex and Boston Street Railway, Terre Haute, Indianapolis and Eastern Traction Company, Toledo, Port Clinton and Lakeside Railway, Grafton and Upton Railroad, Ocean Shore Railroad, Fonda, Johnstown and Gloversville Railroad, Shipyard Railway, Lackawanna and Wyoming Valley Railroad, Grand Rapids, Grand Haven and Muskegon Railway, Lansing, St. Johns and St. Louis Railway, New York, Auburn and Lansing Railroad, Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek District Railway, Pittsburgh and Butler Street Railway, New York State Railways, Central California Traction Company, ..
The Electric Interurban Railways In America
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Author : George W. Hilton
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2022
The Electric Interurban Railways In America written by George W. Hilton and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022 with TRANSPORTATION categories.
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.
Electric Interurbans And The American People
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Author : H. Roger Grant
language : en
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Release Date : 2016-10-31
Electric Interurbans And The American People written by H. Roger Grant and has been published by Indiana University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-10-31 with Transportation categories.
“A well-written social history of the shortest-lived major US transportation mode” from the railway historian and author of A Mighty Fine Road (Choice). One of the most intriguing yet neglected pieces of American transportation history, electric interurban railroads were designed to assist shoppers, salesmen, farmers, commuters, and pleasure-seekers alike with short distance travel. At a time when most roads were unpaved and horse and buggy travel were costly and difficult, these streetcar-like electric cars were essential to economic growth. But why did interurban fever strike so suddenly and extensively in the Midwest and other areas? Why did thousands of people withdraw their savings to get onto what they believed to be a “gravy train?” How did officials of competing steam railroads respond to these challenges to their operations? H. Roger Grant explores the rise and fall of this fleeting form of transportation that started in the early 1900s and was defunct just 30 years later. Perfect for railfans, Electric Interurbans and the American People is a comprehensive contribution for those who love the flanged wheel. “With this book, the subject no longer has footnote status. In fact, Grant’s work deserves a place alongside some of the other landmark surveys of the subject . . . Here, Grant moves beyond the receiverships, the rickety track, and all that fascinating rolling stock. He shows us why the whole darned thing mattered.” —Railroad History “H. Roger Grant has produced a fine social history of America’s electric interurbans, exploring the relationship between people and those railway enterprises. The book fills a void, is eminently readable, and richly illustrated.” —Don L. Hofsommer, author of Off the Main Lines
Economics Of Interurban Railways
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Author : Louis Engelmann Fischer
language : en
Publisher: Legare Street Press
Release Date : 2022-10-27
Economics Of Interurban Railways written by Louis Engelmann Fischer and has been published by Legare Street Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-10-27 with Business & Economics categories.
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Economics Of Interurban Railways Classic Reprint
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Author : Louis E. Fischer
language : en
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Release Date : 2017-09-16
Economics Of Interurban Railways Classic Reprint written by Louis E. Fischer and has been published by Forgotten Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-09-16 with Business & Economics categories.
Excerpt from Economics of Interurban Railways Notwithstanding the fact that there are over twenty thousand miles of electric suburban and electric interurban railway now in opera tion in the United States, of which the operat ing records are available through the medium of the various State Commission reports, and otherwise, there is little data of actual and proven information so compiled as to be useful to the great number of persons, residing in almost every community, who are promoting, or are encouraging the promotion of, an electric interurban railway. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Interurban Railways And Urban America
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Author : John R. Ottensmann
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018
Interurban Railways And Urban America written by John R. Ottensmann and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with categories.
Electric interurban railways emerged as a new transportation alternative for a brief period in the early decades of the twentieth century. The extent of this development varied widely, with some states getting extensive networks and others having little or nothing. Where present, interurbans shaped urban growth. Larger cites grew more rapidly in states with more interurbans. In Indiana, populations of cities and towns served by more interurban lines increased faster. Interurbans appear to have been associated with more suburban development in large metropolitan areas. The growth of the greater Los Angeles area was shaped by the vast Pacific Electric interurban system. Those cities that had interurban service grew at a faster pace than the rest of the area in the early decades of the twentieth century.
Electric Indiana
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Author : Carlos Arnaldo Schwantes
language : en
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Release Date : 2023-08-15
Electric Indiana written by Carlos Arnaldo Schwantes and has been published by Indiana University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-08-15 with History categories.
In the early twentieth century, an epic battle was waged across America between the interurban railway and the automobile, two technologies that arose at roughly the same time in the late 1890s. Nowhere was this conflict more evident than in the Midwest, and specifically Indiana, where cities of industry such as Indianapolis, Gary, and Terre Haute were growing faster every day. By 1904, Indianapolis had opened the Traction Terminal, which was widely acclaimed to be the largest and most impressive interurban station in the world. Yet, today there is only 90-mile remnant of this one great system still operating within Indiana. Featuring over 90 illustrations and featuring contemporary accounts and newspaper articles from the period, Electric Indiana is a biographical study of the rise and fall of a onetime important transportation technology that achieved its most impressive development within the Hoosier state.
Economics Of Interurban Railwa
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Author : Louis Engelmann 1876 Fischer
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016-08-25
Economics Of Interurban Railwa written by Louis Engelmann 1876 Fischer and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-08-25 with History categories.
Rockford Interurban Railway
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Author : Mike Schafer
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Library Editions
Release Date : 2015-03-23
Rockford Interurban Railway written by Mike Schafer and has been published by Arcadia Library Editions this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-03-23 with History categories.
With today's America dominated by the automobile, it is difficult to believe that until the 1920s nearly 100 percent of the US population traveled via rail. Conventional passenger-train service spread rapidly by the 1850s, but another form of rail transportation did not emerge until the turn of the 20th century: the interurban. Almost always electric, interurbans linked cities with burghs. Rockford, one of Illinois's three largest urban centers during the 20th century, enjoyed a system appropriately named the Rockford & Interurban, dating from the city's horse-drawn streetcars of the 1880s. By World War I, the Rockford & Interurban ran from downtown Rockford to Cherry Valley and Belvidere; Winnebago, Pecatonica, and Freeport; Roscoe and Rockton; and Beloit and Janesville, Wisconsin. The Rockford & Interurban enjoyed a supernova of success, rising quickly in popularity before slowly dying when the automobile became widespread in the 1920s; the Great Depression finished the job in 1936.