Author: Ronald E. Dawson
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738571140
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Spanish explorers traveling north from Mexico in 1581 crossed the Rio Grande at present-day El Paso and called the area El Paso Del Norte, or "the pass of the north." Two cities were linked together: Ciudad Juarez and El Paso. In 1881, the railroad brought even more people to El Paso. What had been a sleepy adobe town became a vibrant, bustling city. Public transportation was established with a mule-car system in 1882 and ran for 20 years. The first electric cars were introduced in 1902 and were also very successful, serving all parts of the city and establishing neighborhoods. At the zenith of the system, there were 63 miles of track, 17 routes, and over 100 streetcars. In those days, everyone used the electric cars.
Street Railways of El Paso
Author: Ronald E. Dawson
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738571140
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Spanish explorers traveling north from Mexico in 1581 crossed the Rio Grande at present-day El Paso and called the area El Paso Del Norte, or "the pass of the north." Two cities were linked together: Ciudad Juarez and El Paso. In 1881, the railroad brought even more people to El Paso. What had been a sleepy adobe town became a vibrant, bustling city. Public transportation was established with a mule-car system in 1882 and ran for 20 years. The first electric cars were introduced in 1902 and were also very successful, serving all parts of the city and establishing neighborhoods. At the zenith of the system, there were 63 miles of track, 17 routes, and over 100 streetcars. In those days, everyone used the electric cars.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738571140
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Spanish explorers traveling north from Mexico in 1581 crossed the Rio Grande at present-day El Paso and called the area El Paso Del Norte, or "the pass of the north." Two cities were linked together: Ciudad Juarez and El Paso. In 1881, the railroad brought even more people to El Paso. What had been a sleepy adobe town became a vibrant, bustling city. Public transportation was established with a mule-car system in 1882 and ran for 20 years. The first electric cars were introduced in 1902 and were also very successful, serving all parts of the city and establishing neighborhoods. At the zenith of the system, there were 63 miles of track, 17 routes, and over 100 streetcars. In those days, everyone used the electric cars.
Streetcars at the Pass
Author: Ron Lamont Dawson
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595296238
Category : Local transit
Languages : en
Pages : 94
Book Description
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595296238
Category : Local transit
Languages : en
Pages : 94
Book Description
Streetcars at the Pass
Author: Ronald Dawson
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 9781469728674
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 95
Book Description
In 1881, the railroads came to the dusty West Texas town of El Paso bringing drummers, lawmen, gunmen, gamblers, ladies of the evening, miners, and untold others. They did not all have horses or buggies and the town fathers soon recognized the need for a mule-powered streetcar system. This is the story of how those mule cars carried the colorful characters of El Paso around town and across the Rio Grande to Mexico. It is also the story of the spoiled town pet, Mandy the Mule, and the remarkable survival of the car Mandy pulled, No.1. The author takes extraordinary care to separate popular legend from documentable evidence. The story of early day mass transit would not be complete without the sad tale of Tobin Place and its railroad after the turn of the century as well as the intriguing tale of the much anticipated, but little used, plush electric interurban to Ysleta.
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 9781469728674
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 95
Book Description
In 1881, the railroads came to the dusty West Texas town of El Paso bringing drummers, lawmen, gunmen, gamblers, ladies of the evening, miners, and untold others. They did not all have horses or buggies and the town fathers soon recognized the need for a mule-powered streetcar system. This is the story of how those mule cars carried the colorful characters of El Paso around town and across the Rio Grande to Mexico. It is also the story of the spoiled town pet, Mandy the Mule, and the remarkable survival of the car Mandy pulled, No.1. The author takes extraordinary care to separate popular legend from documentable evidence. The story of early day mass transit would not be complete without the sad tale of Tobin Place and its railroad after the turn of the century as well as the intriguing tale of the much anticipated, but little used, plush electric interurban to Ysleta.
The El Paso Electric Railway Co
Author: El Paso Electric Railway Co
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 23
Book Description
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Languages : en
Pages : 23
Book Description
El Paso & Southwestern Company, 99 John Street, New York City, July 15, 1924
Author: El Paso and Southwestern Company
Publisher:
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Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 4
Book Description
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Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 4
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The Street Railway Journal
Author:
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Category : Electric railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 942
Book Description
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Category : Electric railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 942
Book Description
Report of the Condition & Charter of the Memphis, El Paso & Pacific Rail Road
Author: Memphis, El Paso and Pacific Railroad
Publisher:
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Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 24
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Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
American Street Railway Investments
Author: Frederic Nicholas
Publisher:
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Category : Investments
Languages : en
Pages : 556
Book Description
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Category : Investments
Languages : en
Pages : 556
Book Description
Poor's Directory of Railway Officials and Manual of American Street Railways
Author:
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Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
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Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
Electric Railway Journal
Author:
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Category : Electric railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 1262
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Electric railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 1262
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