The Lake Shore Electric Railway Story

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The Lake Shore Electric Railway Story

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Author : Herbert H. Harwood, Jr.
language : en
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Release Date : 2015-09-14

The Lake Shore Electric Railway Story written by Herbert H. Harwood, Jr. 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 2015-09-14 with History categories.

From 1901 to 1938 the Lake Shore Electric claimed to be—and was considered by many—"The Greatest Electric Railway in the United States." It followed the shore of Lake Erie, connecting Cleveland and Toledo with a high-speed, limited-stop service and pioneered a form of intermodal transportation three decades before the rest of the industry. To millions of people the bright orange electric cars were an economical and comfortable means of escaping the urban mills and shops or the humdrum of rural life. In summers during the glory years there were never enough cars to handle the crowds. After reaching its peak in the early 1920s, however, the Lake Shore Electric suffered the fate of most of its sister lines: it was now competing with automobiles, trucks, and buses and could not rival them in convenience. The Lake Shore Electric Railway Story tells the story of this fascinating chapter in interurban transportation, including the missed opportunities that might have saved this railway.

The Lake Shore Electric Railway Company And Subsidiaries

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Author : Lake Shore Electric Railway Company
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1928*

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Lake Shore Electric Railway

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Author : Thomas J. Patton
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2009-04-20

Lake Shore Electric Railway written by Thomas J. Patton and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-04-20 with Transportation categories.

The Lake Shore Electric Railway commenced operation in 1893 on the north coast of Ohio, providing transportation to Cleveland, Lorain, Sandusky, Toledo, and on to Detroit, Michigan. The Lake Shore Electric Railway connected with many other electric railroads to offer a comprehensive quilt of transportation. This allowed increased commerce, ease of transportation, and access for the industrial-era family to visit such recreation spots as Linwood, Crystal Beach, Avon Beach Park, Mitiwanga, Rye Beach, Ruggles Grove and Beach, and Cedar Point, among others. An unimaginable feat in the late 1800s, the Lake Shore Electric could travel from Lorain to Cleveland (approximately 30 miles) in under one hour, making the railway a huge success. Unfortunately this success only lasted about 40 years.

Lake Shore Electric Railway Company

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Author : Lake Shore Electric Railway Company
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 191?

Lake Shore Electric Railway Company written by Lake Shore Electric Railway Company and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 191? with categories.

Lake Shore Electric Railway 1893 1938

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Author : Harry Christiansen
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1963

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New Lake Shore Electric

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Author : Harry Christiansen
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1978

New Lake Shore Electric written by Harry Christiansen and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1978 with Electric railroads categories.

"Full story of the Lake Shore Electric, Detroit, Monroe & Toledo; Eastern Michigan - Toledo; Lima Route; and even the Put-in-Bay trolleys. Plus Toledo street cars!" --cover

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

The Shore Line Electric Railway Company

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Author : Osmond Richard Cummings
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1960

The Shore Line Electric Railway Company written by Osmond Richard Cummings and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1960 with Electric railroads categories.

The Cleveland Southwestern Columbus Railway Story

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Author : Max E. Wilcox
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1963

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The Electric Pullman

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Author : Lawrence A. Brough
language : en
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Release Date : 2013-04-18

The Electric Pullman written by Lawrence A. Brough 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 2013-04-18 with Transportation categories.

A history of the Ohio railroad car and equipment company and its 16-year run. Entering an already crowded and established industry, the Niles Car & Manufacturing Company in Ohio began business with surprising success, producing well over 1,000 electric and steam railway cars—cars so durable they rarely needed to be replaced. That durability essentially put the company out of business, and it vanished from the scene as quickly as it had appeared, leaving little behind except its sturdy railway cars. The story of this highly regarded company spans just 16 years, from Niles’s incorporation in 1901 to the abandonment of railway car production and sale of the property to a firm that would briefly build engine parts during World War I. Including unpublished photographs and rosters of railway cars produced by the company and still in existence in railroad museums, The Electric Pullman will appeal to railroad enthusiasts everywhere. Praise for The Electric Pullman “Required reading for anyone interested in interurban history. It holds additional appeal for those interested in Ohio history or the junction point between business, society, and technology.” —Lexington Quarterly “Although not one of the major manufacturers in its field, the Niles company produced some notable and well-remembered equipment during the height of the electric interurban railway era. Indeed, among some interurban railway historians, Niles cars are sacred objects. As such, its story deserves to be told and theoretically would be a logical complement to IUP’s books on the Brill and Jewett companies. Brough himself is a serious historian who knows his subject and has clearly mined all the sources that seem to exist.” —Herbert H. Harwood, Jr., author of The Railroad that Never Was and The New York, Westchester & Boston Railway