Bucks County Trolleys

Bucks County Trolleys
Author: Mike Szilagyi
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2020
Genre: History
ISBN: 1467105201

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Philadelphia Trolleys

Philadelphia Trolleys
Author: Allen Meyers
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 132
Release: 2003
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780738512266

Streetcar service arrived in Philadelphia in the 1850s, shortly after the consolidation of the city. After the Civil War, the horse-drawn omnibus gave way to a comprehensive network of streetcar lines with some routes measuring nineteen miles in length. By 1915, the electrification of the streetcar increased the number of routes in Philadelphia to a total of eighty-six. During the trolley's heyday, the city provided a vast test track for such companies as J.G. Brill, Kimball and Gorton Car Manufacturers, and the Budd Wheel Company. The Wharton Railroad Switch Company revolutionized the manufacture of switches and tracks. Of the lines that once operated in Philadelphia, five are still running today. Philadelphia Trolleys contains a variety of rare images, including a postcard of the Point Breeze Amusement Park, photographs of motormen's uniform badges and buttons, architectural drawings, early stock certificates, and a photograph of the Toonerville Trolley used in the silent movies produced by Lubin Studios in the 1920s.

Bulletin

Bulletin
Author: United States. Office of Education
Publisher:
Total Pages: 414
Release: 1913
Genre: Education
ISBN:

Montgomery

Montgomery
Author: Carole A. King
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 100
Release: 2011
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780738587981

Montgomery's history is like a thread that runs from its early buildings to important Civil War sites to civil rights landmarks. The current redevelopment theme, "City of Dreams," shows that present-day Montgomery is a continuation of that connecting thread.