Author: Connecticut. Office of Transportation SystemsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Connecticut Today
Author: Connecticut. Office of Transportation SystemsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Connecticut Today: Rail transportation system
Author: Hartford Trolleys
Author: Connecticut Motor Coach MuseumPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1439615799
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
By 1908 Hartford had an extensive system of streetcar lines radiating from the city in all directions. The Hartford division of the Connecticut Company totaled more than one hundred twenty-five miles of track for streetcars, the dominant mode of public transportation in central Connecticut. One could take a car to New Britain, Stafford Springs, or all the way to Springfield, Massachusetts. By the 1920s, the lighter density streetcar lines were no longer lucrative and the system was converted to a motor coach operation; by the early 1930s, the automobile had replaced the streetcar as the favored mode of transport. The advent of automobile transportation eventually led to the closing of all the Hartford streetcar lines in July 1941.
Connecticut State Rail Plan Phase II, Revised
Author: Connecticut. Department of TransportationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Connecticut Today
Author: Connecticut. Office of Transportation SystemsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Local transit
Languages : en
Pages : 592
Book Description
Transportation 2020 in Connecticut
Author: Connecticut. State Highway DepartmentPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
The Division of Long Range Planning has as its purposes: an appraisal of the present transportation system in terms of its ability to meet the social and economic needs of the State in the future; a projection in quantifiable terms of the future needs of the State and the effect of future innovations upon the ability of the State to meet these needs; as well as, the proposal of a concrete program to ensure the achievement of the transportation goals of government...
Connecticut State Rail Plan Phase II
Author: Connecticut. Department of TransportationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
A 21st Century Transportation System
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Subcommittee on Economic PolicyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Federal aid to transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
Post Roads & Iron Horses
Author: Richard DeLucaPublisher: Wesleyan University Press
ISBN: 0819571733
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
The fascinating history of turnpikes, steamboats, canals, railroads, and trolleys in Connecticut Post Roads & Iron Horses is the first book to look in detail at the turnpikes, steamboats, canals, railroads, and trolleys (street railroads) that helped define Connecticut and shape New England. Advances in transportation technology during the nineteenth century transformed the Constitution State from a rough network of colonial towns to an industrial powerhouse of the Gilded Age. From the race to build the Farmington Canal to the shift from water to rail transport, historian and transportation engineer Richard DeLuca gives us engaging stories and traces the significant themes that emerge as American innovators and financiers, lawyers and legislators, struggle to control the movement of passengers and goods in southern New England. The book contains over fifty historical images and maps, and provides an excellent point of view from which to interpret the history of New England as a whole. This is an indispensable reference book for those interested in Connecticut history and a great gift for transportation buffs of all kinds.
New London County Trolleys
Author: Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738535807
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Railroads were instrumental to the growth of industry in America. Streetcar systems branched off from railroad lines, extending transportation to urban and rural areas not otherwise accessible. The expansion of the trolley system in New London County also revitalized industry in the area. By the 1860s, the number of farms in Connecticut had begun to decline, and the need for reliable, reasonable transportation to towns and cities increased. The Norwich Horse Railroad, incorporated in 1864, was followed by various other trolley companies, including the Norwich Street Railway Company, the New London Horse Railroad, the New London Street Railway, and the Montville Horse Railway. Trolley transportation was finally electrified in 1889, fueling the expansion of trolley networks in Norwich and New London. The increase in trolley service allowed the textile industry to grow by expanding access to a sufficient workforce. The system also worked in reverse, enabling city dwellers to escape to the country for outings.