A Short History of the Development of Street Railway Transportation in Philadelphia
Author | : James Henry Millar Andrews |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 52 |
Release | : 1945 |
Genre | : Local transit |
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Author | : James Henry Millar Andrews |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 52 |
Release | : 1945 |
Genre | : Local transit |
ISBN | : |
Author | : John H. Andrews |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 43 |
Release | : 1979-01-01 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9780911940305 |
Author | : James Henry Millar Andrews |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 39 |
Release | : 1945 |
Genre | : Local transit |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Benjamin William Arnold |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 586 |
Release | : 1897 |
Genre | : Baltimore (Md.) |
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Author | : Frederic William Speirs |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 140 |
Release | : 1897 |
Genre | : Municipal ownership |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Frederic W. Speirs |
Publisher | : Forgotten Books |
Total Pages | : 128 |
Release | : 2016-12-27 |
Genre | : Reference |
ISBN | : 9781334771286 |
Excerpt from The Street Railway System of Philadelphia, Its History and Present Condition Street; and return from the Coffee House at 9 o'clock, and every hour until 5 in the evening. This accommodation will be conducted and driven solely by the proprietor, who hopes to merit patronage and support. Fare each way, 10 cents; or tickets may be had of the proprietor at twelve for one dollar. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author | : Charles W. Cheape |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 316 |
Release | : 1980 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 9780674588271 |
The development of public transit is an integral part of both business and urban history in late nineteenth-century America. The author begins this study in 1880, when public transportation in large American cities was provided by numerous, competing horse-car companies with little or no public control of operation. By 1912, when the study concludes, a monopoly in each city operated a coordinated network of electric-powered streetcars and, in the largest cities, subways, which were regulated by city and state agencies. The history of transit development reflects two dominant themes: the constant pressure of rapid growth in city population and area and the requirements of the technology developed to service that growth. The case studies here include three of the four cites that had rapid transit during this period. Each case study examines, first, the mechanization of surface lines and, second, the implementation of rapid transit. New York requires an additional chapter on steam-powered, elevated railroads, for early population growth there required rapid transit before the invention of electric technology. Urban transit enterprise is viewed within a clear and familiar pattern of evolution--the pattern of the last half of the nineteenth century, when industries with expanding markets and complex, costly processes of production and distribution adopted new strategy and structure, administered by a new class of professional managers.
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.