Author: Sidney Alymer-Small
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0981652646
Category : Electric railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
In 1888, Frank J. Sprague built the first successful electric-powered trolley car system in Richmond, Virginia. A few years later he invented multiple-unit control, an innovation that allowed the creation of heavy electric elevated and subway systems. The motormen and conductors who operated these trains, trolleys and interurbans were often trained using Sidney Aylmer-Small's How to Become a Successful Motorman. The book contains descriptions of electric railway systems and technology, operating instructions, and a series of quizzes designed to improve retention of the data.
How to Become a Successful Trolley Car Motorman / The 1908 Handbook for Electric Railway Men
Author: Sidney Alymer-Small
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0981652646
Category : Electric railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
In 1888, Frank J. Sprague built the first successful electric-powered trolley car system in Richmond, Virginia. A few years later he invented multiple-unit control, an innovation that allowed the creation of heavy electric elevated and subway systems. The motormen and conductors who operated these trains, trolleys and interurbans were often trained using Sidney Aylmer-Small's How to Become a Successful Motorman. The book contains descriptions of electric railway systems and technology, operating instructions, and a series of quizzes designed to improve retention of the data.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0981652646
Category : Electric railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
In 1888, Frank J. Sprague built the first successful electric-powered trolley car system in Richmond, Virginia. A few years later he invented multiple-unit control, an innovation that allowed the creation of heavy electric elevated and subway systems. The motormen and conductors who operated these trains, trolleys and interurbans were often trained using Sidney Aylmer-Small's How to Become a Successful Motorman. The book contains descriptions of electric railway systems and technology, operating instructions, and a series of quizzes designed to improve retention of the data.
The Quest for Streetcar Unionism in the Carolina Piedmont, 1919-1922
Author: Jeffrey M. Leatherwood
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN: 1443872180
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
Ever since the courtroom doors closed in 1919, the tragic Charlotte Streetcar Strike has haunted the collective memory of the Carolina Piedmont region. During a season of labor unrest, it briefly made national headlines. Five men were killed and at least twelve others were wounded by gunfire during a demonstration against Southern Public Utilities, a subsidiary of James B. Duke’s Southern Power. For many who lived afterward in North Carolina’s “Queen City,” the strike and riot were events better left forgotten, while, for later generations, the “Battle of the Barn” has become an item of curiosity. As the centennial approaches, this book represents the result of over ten years’ worth of primary research about the Charlotte Streetcar Strike, a story that rightfully belongs to a larger narrative about the AFL’s campaign to organize transportation workers among the textile mill towns of North and South Carolina. Prior to the 1919 Charlotte Strike, the national streetcar union had overcome fierce anti-labor sentiment, from South Carolina’s state capital of Columbia to the Upcountry citadel of Spartanburg. To AFL organizers, Charlotte represented the last link in the Piedmont chain.
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN: 1443872180
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
Ever since the courtroom doors closed in 1919, the tragic Charlotte Streetcar Strike has haunted the collective memory of the Carolina Piedmont region. During a season of labor unrest, it briefly made national headlines. Five men were killed and at least twelve others were wounded by gunfire during a demonstration against Southern Public Utilities, a subsidiary of James B. Duke’s Southern Power. For many who lived afterward in North Carolina’s “Queen City,” the strike and riot were events better left forgotten, while, for later generations, the “Battle of the Barn” has become an item of curiosity. As the centennial approaches, this book represents the result of over ten years’ worth of primary research about the Charlotte Streetcar Strike, a story that rightfully belongs to a larger narrative about the AFL’s campaign to organize transportation workers among the textile mill towns of North and South Carolina. Prior to the 1919 Charlotte Strike, the national streetcar union had overcome fierce anti-labor sentiment, from South Carolina’s state capital of Columbia to the Upcountry citadel of Spartanburg. To AFL organizers, Charlotte represented the last link in the Piedmont chain.
A Selected List of Books on Engineering, Industrial Arts and Trades
Author: New York Public Library
Publisher:
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Category : Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
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Category : Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
Electric Traction Weekly
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Category : Electric railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 448
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Category : Electric railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
The Street Railway Journal
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Category : Electric railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 944
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Category : Electric railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 944
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Handbook of Modern Electric Railway Methods and Practices
Author: American Transit Association
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Category : Electric railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 328
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Category : Electric railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 328
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The Motorman and Conductor
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Category : Bus lines
Languages : en
Pages : 1020
Book Description
Vols. 19- include the Proceedings of the association's 12-27th annual conventions.
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Category : Bus lines
Languages : en
Pages : 1020
Book Description
Vols. 19- include the Proceedings of the association's 12-27th annual conventions.
Monthly Record of Scientific Literature
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Languages : en
Pages : 388
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Languages : en
Pages : 388
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Motorman, Conductor and Motor Coach Operator
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Category : Bus lines
Languages : en
Pages : 980
Book Description
Vols. include the Proceedings of the association's 12th-27th annual conventions.
Publisher:
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Category : Bus lines
Languages : en
Pages : 980
Book Description
Vols. include the Proceedings of the association's 12th-27th annual conventions.
The Motorman, Conductor and Motor Coach Operator
Author:
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Category : Bus lines
Languages : en
Pages : 496
Book Description
Vols. 19- include the Proceedings of the association's 12-27th annual conventions.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bus lines
Languages : en
Pages : 496
Book Description
Vols. 19- include the Proceedings of the association's 12-27th annual conventions.