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ISBN: 9780870951152
Category : Electric railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A historical and pictorial survey of the electric railways of the Bay Area. Illustrated with numerous historical photos, a thumbnail history of each company is included.
Electric Railways Around San Francisco Bay
Author:
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ISBN: 9780870951152
Category : Electric railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A historical and pictorial survey of the electric railways of the Bay Area. Illustrated with numerous historical photos, a thumbnail history of each company is included.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780870951152
Category : Electric railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A historical and pictorial survey of the electric railways of the Bay Area. Illustrated with numerous historical photos, a thumbnail history of each company is included.
Electric Railways Around San Francisco Bay: Market Street Railway, Municipal Railway of San Francisco, Northwestern Pacific Railroad, Petaluma & Santa Rosa Railroad, Sacramento Northern Railway, San Francisco, Napa & Calistoga Railroad, Shipyard Railway
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780870951152
Category : Electric railroads
Languages : en
Pages :
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Publisher:
ISBN: 9780870951152
Category : Electric railroads
Languages : en
Pages :
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Interurban Railways of the Bay Area
Author: Paul Castelhun Trimble
Publisher:
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Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Fascinating history of the numerous electric street railways (interurbans) that once criss-crossed northern California and the San Francisco Bay area. Covers the Interurban Electric Railway (the Big Red Cars), the Key System, the Market Street Railway, the Northwestern Pacific Railroad, the Peninsular Railway, the Petaluma & Santa Rosa Railroad, the Sacramento Northern, and the San Francisco, Napa & Calistoga Railway. There is a roster and map for each railroad line. The book also discusses the Bay area ferry lines (with rosters), smaller streetcar lines, and the "what ifs?" represented by BART. Illustrated throughout with black and white photos. With list of car builders and ferryboat builders. 199 pages with index.
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Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Fascinating history of the numerous electric street railways (interurbans) that once criss-crossed northern California and the San Francisco Bay area. Covers the Interurban Electric Railway (the Big Red Cars), the Key System, the Market Street Railway, the Northwestern Pacific Railroad, the Peninsular Railway, the Petaluma & Santa Rosa Railroad, the Sacramento Northern, and the San Francisco, Napa & Calistoga Railway. There is a roster and map for each railroad line. The book also discusses the Bay area ferry lines (with rosters), smaller streetcar lines, and the "what ifs?" represented by BART. Illustrated throughout with black and white photos. With list of car builders and ferryboat builders. 199 pages with index.
California's Electric Railways
Author: Harre W. Demoro
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 224
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Publisher:
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Railways of San Francisco
Author: Paul C. Trimble
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738528878
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
It may be hard to believe now, but San Francisco was once dominated by railways. Before private cars crowded this hemmed-in city, rail was the only way to get around the challenging terrain, and the rail industry rose to the task with many innovative systems. Some of these were herculean, with massive bores through rocky hills, or elaborate cable and counterweight systems to handle steep inclines. Others were simpler, horse-drawn affairs that took passengers from the downtown and waterfront areas to outlying districts. The distinct flavor of San Francisco's neighborhoods owes much to the early rails, as these cars enabled residents to form their own enclaves and still interact with the commercial heart of the city. Some rail systems presaged today's commuter lifestyle-one even ran all the way down Mission Street to far-off San Mateo. Only a few of the many rail systems that once served this city remain.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738528878
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
It may be hard to believe now, but San Francisco was once dominated by railways. Before private cars crowded this hemmed-in city, rail was the only way to get around the challenging terrain, and the rail industry rose to the task with many innovative systems. Some of these were herculean, with massive bores through rocky hills, or elaborate cable and counterweight systems to handle steep inclines. Others were simpler, horse-drawn affairs that took passengers from the downtown and waterfront areas to outlying districts. The distinct flavor of San Francisco's neighborhoods owes much to the early rails, as these cars enabled residents to form their own enclaves and still interact with the commercial heart of the city. Some rail systems presaged today's commuter lifestyle-one even ran all the way down Mission Street to far-off San Mateo. Only a few of the many rail systems that once served this city remain.
Market Street, Municipal Railway, Northwestern Pacific, Petaluma, Santa Rosa, Sacramento Northern, Napa, Calistoga, Shipyard, and San Francisco Railroads
Author: Duke
Publisher: Gem Guides Book Company
ISBN: 9780870951169
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A historical and pictorial survey of the electric railways of the Bay Area. Illustrated with numerous historical photos, a thumbnail history of each company is included.
Publisher: Gem Guides Book Company
ISBN: 9780870951169
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A historical and pictorial survey of the electric railways of the Bay Area. Illustrated with numerous historical photos, a thumbnail history of each company is included.
The Electric Interurban Railways in America
Author: George Woodman Hilton
Publisher: Stanford University Press
ISBN: 9780804740142
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 500
Book Description
One of the most colorful yet neglected eras in American transportation history is re-created in this definitive history of the electric interurbans. Built with the idea of attracting short-distance passenger traffic and light freight, the interurbans were largely constructed in the early 1900s. The rise of the automobile and motor transport caused the industry to decline after World War I, and the depression virtually annihilated the industry by the middle 1930s. Part I describes interurban construction, technology, passenger and freight traffic, financial history, and final decline and abandonment. Part II presents individual histories (with route maps) of the more than 300 companies of the interurban industry. Reviews "A first-rate work of such detail and discernment that it might well serve as a model for all corporate biographies. . . . A wonderfully capable job of distillation." Trains "Few economic, social, and business historians can afford to miss this definitive study." Mississippi Valley Historical Review "All seekers after nostalgia will be interested in this encyclopedic volume on the days when the clang, clang of the trolley was the most exciting travel sound the suburbs knew." Harper's Magazine "A fascinating and instructive chapter in the history of American transportation." Journal of Economic History "The hint that behind the grand facade of scholarship lies an expanse of boyish enthusiasm is strengthened by a lovingly amassed and beautifully reproduced collection of 37 photographs." The Nation
Publisher: Stanford University Press
ISBN: 9780804740142
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 500
Book Description
One of the most colorful yet neglected eras in American transportation history is re-created in this definitive history of the electric interurbans. Built with the idea of attracting short-distance passenger traffic and light freight, the interurbans were largely constructed in the early 1900s. The rise of the automobile and motor transport caused the industry to decline after World War I, and the depression virtually annihilated the industry by the middle 1930s. Part I describes interurban construction, technology, passenger and freight traffic, financial history, and final decline and abandonment. Part II presents individual histories (with route maps) of the more than 300 companies of the interurban industry. Reviews "A first-rate work of such detail and discernment that it might well serve as a model for all corporate biographies. . . . A wonderfully capable job of distillation." Trains "Few economic, social, and business historians can afford to miss this definitive study." Mississippi Valley Historical Review "All seekers after nostalgia will be interested in this encyclopedic volume on the days when the clang, clang of the trolley was the most exciting travel sound the suburbs knew." Harper's Magazine "A fascinating and instructive chapter in the history of American transportation." Journal of Economic History "The hint that behind the grand facade of scholarship lies an expanse of boyish enthusiasm is strengthened by a lovingly amassed and beautifully reproduced collection of 37 photographs." The Nation
Street and Electric Railways, 1902
Author: United States. Bureau of the Census
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Electric railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 496
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Electric railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 496
Book Description
The San Francisco Bay Area
Author: Mel Scott
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520055124
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520055124
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
Agreements Covering Electric Railway Facilities on San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge
Author: Key System
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Electric railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Electric railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description