Twin Cities By Trolley
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Twin Cities By Trolley
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Author : John W. Diers
language : en
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
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Twin Cities By Trolley written by John W. Diers and has been published by U of Minnesota Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with Transportation categories.
The recent development of light rail transit in the Twin Cities has been an undeniable success. Plans for additional lines progress, and our ways of shopping, dining, and commuting are changing dramatically. As we embrace riding the new Hiawatha light rail line, an older era comes to mind—the age when everyone rode the more than 500 miles of track that crisscrossed the Twin Cities. In Twin Cities by Trolley, John Diers and Aaron Isaacs offer a rolling snapshot of Minneapolis and St. Paul from the 1880s to the 1950s, when the streetcar system shaped the growth and character of the entire metropolitan area. More than 400 photographs and 70 maps let the reader follow the tracks from Stillwater to University Avenue to Lake Minnetonka, through Uptown to downtown Minneapolis. The illustrations show nearly every neighborhood in Minneapolis and St. Paul as it was during the streetcar era. At its peak in the 1920s and early 1930s, the Twin City Rapid Transit Company (TCRT) operated over 900 streetcars, owned 523 miles of track, and carried more than 200 million passengers annually. Recounting the rise and fall of the TCRT, Twin Cities by Trolley explores the history, organization, and operations of the streetcar system, including life as a streetcar operator and the technology, design, and construction of the cars. Inspiring fond memories for anyone who grew up in the Twin Cities, Twin Cities by Trolley leads readers on a fascinating and enlightening tour of this bygone era in the neighborhood and the city they call home. John W. Diers has worked in the transit industry for thirty-five years, including twenty-five years at the Twin Cities Metropolitan Transit Commission. He has written for Trains, and has served on the board of the Minnesota Transportation Museum. Aaron Isaacs worked with Metro Transit for thirty-three years. He is the author of Twin City Lines—The 1940s and The Como-Harriet Streetcar Line. He is also the editor of Railway Museum Quarterly.
Twin Cities Trolleys In Color
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Author : Aaron Isaacs
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017
Twin Cities Trolleys In Color written by Aaron Isaacs and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with Minneapolis Metropolitan Area (Minn.) categories.
By Aaron Isaacs. Cloth with dust jacket, 8.5x11", 128 pages, all color. April 2017. "Until 1954, Minneapolis and St. Paul were served by the yellow, home-built streetcars of Twin City Rapid Transit Company. "Drawing on the Minnesota Streetcar Museum's collection, this is the first ever all-color book to tell the story of this extensive, well-run system." - Amazon
Twin Cities Metropolitan Area Analysis Of Trolley Bus Feasibility In The Twin Cities
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Author : Metropolitan Transit Commission
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1981
Twin Cities Metropolitan Area Analysis Of Trolley Bus Feasibility In The Twin Cities written by Metropolitan Transit Commission and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1981 with Trolley buses categories.
Twin Ports By Trolley
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Author : Aaron Isaacs
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014
Twin Ports By Trolley written by Aaron Isaacs and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with History categories.
Along the way we meet motormen and conductors (including twenty-one women who stepped in during World War I) and learn what its like to run a streetcar through obstacles ranging from heavy snowstorms to Halloween pranks to the heroism of evacuating a burning neighborhood. Then we ride the rails in a typical car, with a floor of varnished wood and seats of cushioned rattan, and a not-so-typical luxury car, outfitted to the nines with velvet curtains and a bar for lucrative ?streetcar parties.? We experience the ride, whether buying a token or braving the smokers on the rear platform when boarding, and we learn the routes as the streetcars deliver, along with passengers, mail pouches and newspapers, dogs, and, in the case of the Park Point funeral car, corpses and mourners. Isaacs traces traffic patterns and geographic features for each line and describes imaginary trips on three of the most interesting routes.
The Como Harriet Streetcar Line
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Author : Aaron Isaacs
language : en
Publisher: Walsworth Publishing Company
Release Date : 2002-01-01
The Como Harriet Streetcar Line written by Aaron Isaacs and has been published by Walsworth Publishing Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-01-01 with Street-railroads categories.
Twin City Trolley Trips
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1906
Twin City Trolley Trips written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1906 with Minneapolis Metropolitan Area (Minn.) categories.
Twin Cities Album
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Author : Dave Kenney
language : en
Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society
Release Date : 2005
Twin Cities Album written by Dave Kenney and has been published by Minnesota Historical Society this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with History categories.
A 150-year retrospective of Twin Cities life told through hundreds of breathtaking, surprising, and intimate photographs of people, culture, landmarks, and events.
Twin City Trolley Trips
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Author : Twin City Rapid Transit Electric Lines
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1906
Twin City Trolley Trips written by Twin City Rapid Transit Electric Lines and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1906 with Minneapolis (Minn.) categories.
Excelsior Amusement Park Playland Of The Twin Cities
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Author : Greg Van Gompel
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2017
Excelsior Amusement Park Playland Of The Twin Cities written by Greg Van Gompel and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with History categories.
Minneapolis roared into the 1920s as a major metropolis, but it lacked the kind of outdoor amusement facilities common elsewhere across the country. In 1925, Fred W. Pearce introduced the Twin Cities to his "Picnic Wonderland." Crowds eagerly poured onto the shores of Lake Minnetonka by the trolley load. Luckily, Excelsior Park survived the Great Depression and World War II on the strength of its celebrity acts. Changes in the forms of transportation, combined with innovations in the outdoor entertainment industry such as Disneyland and an aging infrastructure, eventually forced the park to close its gates.
Subterranean Twin Cities
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Author : Greg A. Brick
language : en
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
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Subterranean Twin Cities written by Greg A. Brick and has been published by U of Minnesota Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with Social Science categories.
In Subterranean Twin Cities, geologist, historian, and urban speleologist Greg Brick takes us on an adventurous, educational, and-thankfully-sanitary journey beneath the streets and into the myriad tunnels, caves, and industrial spaces that make up the Twin Cities' fascinating and surprisingly vast underground landscape. In this groundbreaking tour, the first of its kind of the Twin Cities, Brick mines the stories that lie below the city surface.