Author: Andrew D. Young
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780916374624
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
The St. Louis Car Company Album
Author: Andrew D. Young
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780916374624
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780916374624
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Key System Album
Author: Jim Walker
Publisher: Interurban Press
ISBN:
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Publisher: Interurban Press
ISBN:
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
The Mount Washington Transit Tunnel Disaster
Author: Mary Jane Kuffner Hirt
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1439672652
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
On Christmas Eve 1917, an overcrowded, out-of-control streetcar exited the Mount Washington tunnel, crashing into pedestrians. Twenty-three were killed and more than eighty injured in the worst transit incident in Pittsburgh history. The crash scene on Carson Street was chaotic as physicians turned the railway offices into a makeshift hospital and bystanders frantically sought to remove the injured and strewn bodies from the wreckage. Most of the victims, many women and children, were from the close-knit neighborhoods of Knoxville, Beltzhoover and Mount Oliver. In the aftermath, public outrage over the tragedy led to criminal prosecution, civil suits and the bankruptcy of the Pittsburgh Railways Company, which operated the service. Author Mary Jane Kuffner Hirt explores the tragic history of the Mount Washington transit tunnel disaster.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1439672652
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
On Christmas Eve 1917, an overcrowded, out-of-control streetcar exited the Mount Washington tunnel, crashing into pedestrians. Twenty-three were killed and more than eighty injured in the worst transit incident in Pittsburgh history. The crash scene on Carson Street was chaotic as physicians turned the railway offices into a makeshift hospital and bystanders frantically sought to remove the injured and strewn bodies from the wreckage. Most of the victims, many women and children, were from the close-knit neighborhoods of Knoxville, Beltzhoover and Mount Oliver. In the aftermath, public outrage over the tragedy led to criminal prosecution, civil suits and the bankruptcy of the Pittsburgh Railways Company, which operated the service. Author Mary Jane Kuffner Hirt explores the tragic history of the Mount Washington transit tunnel disaster.
Streetcars of America
Author: Brian Solomon
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 0747815240
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 107
Book Description
The handsome multicolored streetcar is a nostalgic icon of the some of the most romantic and heritage-rich locales in America, including San Francisco, New Orleans and Chicago, immortalised on stage and screen in classics including 'Meet Me In St Louis' and 'A Streetcar Named Desire'. Streetcars of America chronicles these vehicles from the earliest animal-drawn carriages to the height of their popularity in the 1920s, when there were more than 1,200 tram railways, to the turning of the tide in the mid-twentieth century when congestion and attacks from the automobile industry eventually pushed streetcars from most urban landscapes. But it also looks at the recent efforts to revive tram heritage that have led to vintage streetcars becoming a hip and environmentally-friendly daily commuter service, as well as tourist attraction, in more than thirty cities including Memphis and Washington DC.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 0747815240
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 107
Book Description
The handsome multicolored streetcar is a nostalgic icon of the some of the most romantic and heritage-rich locales in America, including San Francisco, New Orleans and Chicago, immortalised on stage and screen in classics including 'Meet Me In St Louis' and 'A Streetcar Named Desire'. Streetcars of America chronicles these vehicles from the earliest animal-drawn carriages to the height of their popularity in the 1920s, when there were more than 1,200 tram railways, to the turning of the tide in the mid-twentieth century when congestion and attacks from the automobile industry eventually pushed streetcars from most urban landscapes. But it also looks at the recent efforts to revive tram heritage that have led to vintage streetcars becoming a hip and environmentally-friendly daily commuter service, as well as tourist attraction, in more than thirty cities including Memphis and Washington DC.
Built to Move Millions
Author: Craig R. Semsel
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253028027
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
“A hobbyist’s enthusiasm, curiosity, and attention to detail exude from this technological history of Ohio’s streetcar industry . . . Highly recommended.” —Choice At the beginning of the twentieth century, the street railway industry was one of the largest in the nation. Once ubiquitously visible on the city streets, by mid-century the streetcar was nothing more than a distant memory. Ohio was home to several large streetcar systems, especially in Cleveland and Cincinnati, and had more interurban tracks than any other state in the union. Thus, Ohio served as one of the street railway industry’s greatest centers of manufacturing. Built to Move Millions examines the manufacture of streetcars and interurbans within the state of Ohio between 1900 and 1940. In addition to discussing the five major car builders that were active in Ohio during this period, the book addresses Ohio companies that manufactured the various components that went into these vehicles. Includes extensive photos
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253028027
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
“A hobbyist’s enthusiasm, curiosity, and attention to detail exude from this technological history of Ohio’s streetcar industry . . . Highly recommended.” —Choice At the beginning of the twentieth century, the street railway industry was one of the largest in the nation. Once ubiquitously visible on the city streets, by mid-century the streetcar was nothing more than a distant memory. Ohio was home to several large streetcar systems, especially in Cleveland and Cincinnati, and had more interurban tracks than any other state in the union. Thus, Ohio served as one of the street railway industry’s greatest centers of manufacturing. Built to Move Millions examines the manufacture of streetcars and interurbans within the state of Ohio between 1900 and 1940. In addition to discussing the five major car builders that were active in Ohio during this period, the book addresses Ohio companies that manufactured the various components that went into these vehicles. Includes extensive photos
American Book Publishing Record
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
The Tootin' Louie
Author: Donovan L. Hofsommer
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
ISBN: 0816643660
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
The definitive history of one of the Midwest's most remarkable railroads.
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
ISBN: 0816643660
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
The definitive history of one of the Midwest's most remarkable railroads.
U.S. and Canadian Businesses, 1955 to 1987
Author: Priscilla C. Geahigan
Publisher: Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 616
Book Description
No descriptive material is available for this title.
Publisher: Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 616
Book Description
No descriptive material is available for this title.
The Age of Steel
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Iron industry and trade
Languages : en
Pages : 850
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Iron industry and trade
Languages : en
Pages : 850
Book Description
The Street Railway Journal
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Electric railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 1116
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Electric railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 1116
Book Description