The Lake Shore Electric Railway Story

The Lake Shore Electric Railway Story
Author: Herbert H. Harwood, Jr.
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Total Pages: 321
Release: 2015-09-14
Genre: History
ISBN: 025301770X

From 1901 to 1938 the Lake Shore Electric claimed to be—and was considered by many—"The Greatest Electric Railway in the United States." It followed the shore of Lake Erie, connecting Cleveland and Toledo with a high-speed, limited-stop service and pioneered a form of intermodal transportation three decades before the rest of the industry. To millions of people the bright orange electric cars were an economical and comfortable means of escaping the urban mills and shops or the humdrum of rural life. In summers during the glory years there were never enough cars to handle the crowds. After reaching its peak in the early 1920s, however, the Lake Shore Electric suffered the fate of most of its sister lines: it was now competing with automobiles, trucks, and buses and could not rival them in convenience. The Lake Shore Electric Railway Story tells the story of this fascinating chapter in interurban transportation, including the missed opportunities that might have saved this railway.

Pacific Electric Railway

Pacific Electric Railway
Author: Steve Crise
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 100
Release: 2011
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 9780738575865

The Pacific Electric Railway originally provided reliable transportation across more than 1,000 miles of track. Postwar society's affair with the automobile led to the loss of an infrastructure that could have formed the basis for an enviable modern light-rail system, one that current society would be happy to utilize. Authors Steve Crise and Michael Patris look back at the railway and its landscape today. Both serve on the board of the Pacific Electric Railway Historical Society, from whose archives most of these images are taken.

Electric Railway Review, Formerly the Street Railway Review, Vol. 16

Electric Railway Review, Formerly the Street Railway Review, Vol. 16
Author:
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Total Pages: 376
Release: 2018-02-07
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9780656029464

Excerpt from Electric Railway Review, Formerly the Street Railway Review, Vol. 16: January to December, 1906 Xenia Transit Railway Arnold. Bion J., Subway Plans for Chi cago Arnold Co. Associations American Mechanical Electrical. Third Annual Convention 116. 117 American Street and Interurban Rail way Committeemen Convention Accountant's Association Work, W. 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.

Electric Railway Review Volume 16

Electric Railway Review Volume 16
Author: American Street and Interurban Railway a
Publisher: Franklin Classics Trade Press
Total Pages: 686
Release: 2018-10-30
Genre:
ISBN: 9780344494529

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