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Book The Street Railways of America

Download or read book The Street Railways of America written by and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-10-04 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Street Railways of America: A Review of a Pamphlet Recently Issued Entitled Facts Respecting Street Railways; Also, the Correspondence Which Appeared in the "Daily News" Respecting the Effect of Street Railways in Increasing Trade and Improving Property in the Streets Bstreet car stops easily within the double of its length. Pedes triens distin uish at a distance the of a car by si ht and ear, an fear danger from it but at one particular pomt, which is the crossin of the track. Stages, however, are sway ing from one side 0 the street to the other, to accommodate passengers; and pedestrians are taken unawares by the sudden change of their course. The utter recklessness of passengers etting on or off the steps while the car is in motion appears, to Judge from the records, to be the most fruitful cause of acci dents, and railway companies should be censured for not arding the front platforms with gates or otherwise. The Phi adelphia report says In case of an obstacle requiring a sudden sto page of an omnibus, the strength of a driver was the mam dependence, as they were here arranged; but with the street car, the arrangement of brakes is such that it enables the car to be stopped wit iin its own len th when moving at the rate of six miles an hour, 'ving the driver complete command over the movements of his car. The first line of passenger railroad laid in our city commenced Operations on January 20, 1858, and I am aware of but very few accidents that, during these ei ht ears, have happened to edestrians and none to assengers t at has not been the resa t of carelessness on t e part of the injured. In Baltimore, the cars during the last year have travelled miles, carrying 7 passengers, killing but one edestrian, and inflicting no serious injury on any other. He Boston report says, Persons driving their own vehicles are less liable to meet with accidents from collisions. 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.

Book American Street Railways

Download or read book American Street Railways written by Augustine W. Wright and published by . This book was released on 1887 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Getting There

    Book Details:
  • Author : Stephen B. Goddard
  • Publisher : University of Chicago Press
  • Release : 1996-11-15
  • ISBN : 9780226300436
  • Pages : 382 pages

Download or read book Getting There written by Stephen B. Goddard and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1996-11-15 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the glory days of the railroad to today's gridlocked, six-lane highway, Getting There dramatizes America's shift from rail to road transportation, how it has robbed Americans of the choice of travel options enjoyed by Europeans, and why it threatens the nation's economic future. Stephen B. Goddard reveals how government joined automakers and roadbuilders to nearly destroy the rails, and why the 21st century will witness high-tech remedies and a railroad resurgence.

Book The Street Railways of America

Download or read book The Street Railways of America written by and published by . This book was released on 1867 with total page 11 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book American Street Railway Investments

Download or read book American Street Railway Investments written by and published by . This book was released on 1898 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Electric Interurban Railways in America

Download or read book The Electric Interurban Railways in America written by George Woodman Hilton and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 1964 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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

Book Report of the     Annual Meeting of the American Street Railway Association

Download or read book Report of the Annual Meeting of the American Street Railway Association written by American Street Railway Association and published by . This book was released on 1898 with total page 976 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book American Street Railways

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  • Author : Augustine W Wright
  • Publisher : Legare Street Press
  • Release : 2022-10-27
  • ISBN : 9781018587646
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book American Street Railways written by Augustine W Wright and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2022-10-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Book The Development of American Street Railways

Download or read book The Development of American Street Railways written by and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Metropolitan Railways

Download or read book Metropolitan Railways written by William D. Middleton and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Metropolitan Railways" is a large-scale, illustrated volume that deals with the growth and development of urban rail transit systems in North America.

Book The Street Railway Journal

Download or read book The Street Railway Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Proceedings of the American Street and Interurban Railway Association

Download or read book Proceedings of the American Street and Interurban Railway Association written by American Street and Interurban Railway Association and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Amtrak  America s Railroad

Download or read book Amtrak America s Railroad written by Geoffrey H. Doughty and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2021-09-07 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the story of Amtrak, America's Railroad, 50 years in the making. In 1971, in an effort to rescue essential freight railroads, the US government founded Amtrak. In the post–World War II era, aviation and highway development had become the focus of government policy in America. As rail passenger services declined in number and in quality, they were simultaneously driving many railroads toward bankruptcy. Amtrak was intended to be the solution. In Amtrak, America's Railroad: Transportation's Orphan and Its Struggle for Survival, Geoffrey H. Doughty, Jeffrey T. Darbee, and Eugene E. Harmon explore the fascinating history of this popular institution and tell a tale of a company hindered by its flawed origin and uneven quality of leadership, subjected to political gamesmanship and favoritism, and mired in a perpetual philosophical debate about whether it is a business or a public service. Featuring interviews with former Amtrak presidents, the authors examine the current problems and issues facing Amtrak and their proposed solutions. Created in the absence of a comprehensive national transportation policy, Amtrak manages to survive despite inherent flaws due to the public's persistent loyalty. Amtrak, America's Railroad is essential reading for those who hope to see another fifty years of America's railroad passenger service, whether they be patrons, commuters, legislators, regulators, and anyone interested in railroads and transportation history.

Book Verbatim Report of the Annual Meeting of the American Street Railway Association

Download or read book Verbatim Report of the Annual Meeting of the American Street Railway Association written by American Transit Association and published by . This book was released on 1892 with total page 1046 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: List of individual members in 1906-13.