Interurban Railways Of The Bay Area
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Interurban Railways Of The Bay Area
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Author : Paul Castelhun Trimble
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1977
Interurban Railways Of The Bay Area written by Paul Castelhun Trimble and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1977 with Transportation categories.
Fascinating history of the numerous electric street railways (interurbans) that once criss-crossed northern California and the San Francisco Bay area. Covers the Interurban Electric Railway (the Big Red Cars), the Key System, the Market Street Railway, the Northwestern Pacific Railroad, the Peninsular Railway, the Petaluma & Santa Rosa Railroad, the Sacramento Northern, and the San Francisco, Napa & Calistoga Railway. There is a roster and map for each railroad line. The book also discusses the Bay area ferry lines (with rosters), smaller streetcar lines, and the "what ifs?" represented by BART. Illustrated throughout with black and white photos. With list of car builders and ferryboat builders. 199 pages with index.
Railways Of San Francisco
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Author : Paul C. Trimble
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2004
Railways Of San Francisco written by Paul C. Trimble and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with History categories.
It may be hard to believe now, but San Francisco was once dominated by railways. Before private cars crowded this hemmed-in city, rail was the only way to get around the challenging terrain, and the rail industry rose to the task with many innovative systems. Some of these were herculean, with massive bores through rocky hills, or elaborate cable and counterweight systems to handle steep inclines. Others were simpler, horse-drawn affairs that took passengers from the downtown and waterfront areas to outlying districts. The distinct flavor of San Francisco's neighborhoods owes much to the early rails, as these cars enabled residents to form their own enclaves and still interact with the commercial heart of the city. Some rail systems presaged today's commuter lifestyle-one even ran all the way down Mission Street to far-off San Mateo. Only a few of the many rail systems that once served this city remain.
California S Electric Railways
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Author : Harre W. Demoro
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1986
California S Electric Railways written by Harre W. Demoro and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986 with History categories.
The San Francisco Bay Area
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 19??
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The San Francisco Bay Area
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Author : Mel Scott
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 1985-01-01
The San Francisco Bay Area written by Mel Scott and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1985-01-01 with Social Science categories.
The San Francisco Bay Area Second Edition
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Author : Mel Scott
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2023-12-22
The San Francisco Bay Area Second Edition written by Mel Scott and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-12-22 with History categories.
This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1985.
The People S Railway
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Author : Anthony Perles
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1981
The People S Railway written by Anthony Perles and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1981 with Local transit categories.
The Interurban Era
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Author : William D. Middleton
language : en
Publisher: William D. Middleton
Release Date : 1961
The Interurban Era written by William D. Middleton and has been published by William D. Middleton this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1961 with Transportation categories.
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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
Sacramento Northern Railway
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Author : Paul C. Trimble
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2005
Sacramento Northern Railway written by Paul C. Trimble and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with History categories.
The Sacramento Northern Railway was once a critical interurban link between California's northern Central Valley communities, the state capital, and the Bay Area. Running through orchards, farmland, swamps, and cities, this electric railway began its life in 1905. Service eventually ran from Chico to Oakland, but after the Bay Bridge opened in 1939, the 186-mile route started in San Francisco's Financial District, crossed the bridge on the lower deck, ran through Contra Costa County towns like Moraga, Lafayette, and Pittsburg, across the Suisun straits on the massive rail ferry Ramon (which could hold an entire train), and into Sacramento, the halfway point. From there, the train continued through rolling hills and farms on to Marysville, and finally to Chico before making its return journey. The Sacramento Northern soldiered on until World War II, but eventually the growing car culture, along with competing diesel railroads, undid this splendid line. Interurban passenger service ended in 1941, and the various lines were gradually abandoned or dieselized. Today a 22-mile segment of the route remains in operation at the Bay Area Electric Railway Museum in Solano County.