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Author : Frederick A. Kramer
Publisher : Carstens Publications
ISBN 13 : 9780911868821
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (688 download)
Download or read book Connecticut Company's Streetcars written by Frederick A. Kramer and published by Carstens Publications. This book was released on 1993-01-01 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0738536008
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (385 download)
Download or read book Hartford Trolleys written by and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2004 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
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Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738512273
Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (122 download)
Download or read book New Haven Streetcars written by and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2003 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first street railway began operating in New York City in 1832. New Orleans inaugurated a street railway system in 1835, and most of the large American cities-Boston, Brooklyn, and Baltimore-were served by the end of the 1950s. In May 1861, more than a year before the nation's capital introduced this new mode of transit, the forty thousand residents of New Haven were furnished with local rail transportation. New Haven's population more than quadrupled between 1861 and 1948, and the city became Connecticut's largest manufacturing center. Street railways made it possible to reach both residential and manufacturing areas. New Haven Streetcars illustrates the essential role played by streetcars in the transformation of the city, with images from each of the six groups of lines that served the New Haven area, including the Yale Bowl open cars, the universal dump cars, the safety cars, and the horse-drawn cars.
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Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738538112
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (381 download)
Download or read book Waterbury Trolleys written by and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Waterbury Trolleys traces the growth and expansion of the streetcar system throughout the Naugatuck Valley. This system became part of the Connecticut Company's extensive streetcar network, spanning 1,138 miles statewide at its peak in 1918. As automobiles became a primary mode of transportation, the streetcar lines in Waterbury transitioned to bus routes. By 1937, streetcars were officially replaced by buses. This wonderful collection of vintage photographs documents the network of streetcars that once thrived in Waterbury.
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Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738535807
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (358 download)
Download or read book New London County Trolleys written by and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2004 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Author : Connecticut Motor Coach Museum
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1439634602
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (396 download)
Download or read book Western Connecticut Trolleys written by Connecticut Motor Coach Museum and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2007-02-28 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout history, Americans have embraced technology with a special enthusiasm, and the innovation of the trolley car is no exception. This industry fueled the growth of many towns and cities in Connecticut, and Western Connecticut was able to keep pace with other parts of the state because of it. Although short lived, the trolley changed the landscape of the state and spurred progress in ways never imagined just a few years before. Marking an important milestone in the documentation of Connecticut's street railway heritage, Western Connecticut Trolleys is the sixth Arcadia Publishing book chronicling the history of all the streetcar lines and companies in the state.
Author : The Connecticut Motor Coach Museum
Publisher : Arcadia Library Editions
ISBN 13 : 9781531622558
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (225 download)
Download or read book Waterbury Trolleys written by The Connecticut Motor Coach Museum and published by Arcadia Library Editions. This book was released on 2005-06 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Waterbury Trolleys traces the growth and expansion of the streetcar system throughout the Naugatuck Valley. This system became part of the Connecticut Company's extensive streetcar network, spanning 1,138 miles statewide at its peak in 1918. As automobiles became a primary mode of transportation, the streetcar lines in Waterbury transitioned to bus routes. By 1937, streetcars were officially replaced by buses. This wonderful collection of vintage photographs documents the network of streetcars that once thrived in Waterbury.
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Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738549699
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (496 download)
Download or read book Western Connecticut Trolleys written by and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2007 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout history, Americans have embraced technology with a special enthusiasm, and the innovation of the trolley car is no exception. This industry fueled the growth of many towns and cities in Connecticut, and Western Connecticut was able to keep pace with other parts of the state because of it. Although short lived, the trolley changed the landscape of the state and spurred progress in ways never imagined just a few years before. Marking an important milestone in the documentation of Connecticut's street railway heritage, Western Connecticut Trolleys is the sixth Arcadia Publishing book chronicling the history of all the streetcar lines and companies in the state.
Author : Connecticut Trolley Museum
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738539300
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (393 download)
Download or read book Hartford County Trolleys written by Connecticut Trolley Museum and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the golden age of the trolley, Hartford County was crisscrossed with over 200 miles of trolley lines, reaching to all major cities and towns in the county. Only 8 out of the 29 cities and towns in the county were without some type of public transit. A busy and prosperous area, Hartford County played a major role in banking, insurance, and manufacturing during the trolley era in Connecticut.
Author : Brian Solomon
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0747815240
Total Pages : 107 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (478 download)
Download or read book Streetcars of America written by Brian Solomon and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2014-06-10 with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The handsome multicolored streetcar is a nostalgic icon of the some of the most romantic and heritage-rich locales in America, including San Francisco, New Orleans and Chicago, immortalised on stage and screen in classics including 'Meet Me In St Louis' and 'A Streetcar Named Desire'. Streetcars of America chronicles these vehicles from the earliest animal-drawn carriages to the height of their popularity in the 1920s, when there were more than 1,200 tram railways, to the turning of the tide in the mid-twentieth century when congestion and attacks from the automobile industry eventually pushed streetcars from most urban landscapes. But it also looks at the recent efforts to revive tram heritage that have led to vintage streetcars becoming a hip and environmentally-friendly daily commuter service, as well as tourist attraction, in more than thirty cities including Memphis and Washington DC.
Author : Connecticut Motor Coach Museum
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1439615799
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (396 download)
Download or read book Hartford Trolleys written by Connecticut Motor Coach Museum and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2004-07-08 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Author : John DeFerrari
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1625856199
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (258 download)
Download or read book Capital Streetcars written by John DeFerrari and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2015-09-14 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Washington's first streetcars trundled down Pennsylvania Avenue during the Civil War. By the end of the century, streetcar lines crisscrossed the city, expanding it into the suburbs and defining where Washingtonians lived, worked and played. One of the most beloved routes was the scenic Cabin John line to the amusement park in Glen Echo, Maryland. From the quaint early days of small horse-drawn cars to the modern "streamliners" of the twentieth century, the stories are all here. Join author John DeFerrari on a joyride through the fascinating history of streetcars in the nation's capital.
Author : Roger Borrup
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 5 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (122 download)
Download or read book The Connecticut Company written by Roger Borrup and published by . This book was released on 1958 with total page 5 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 842 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Railfan & Railroad written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 842 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Connecticut Motor Coach Museum
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1439631891
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (396 download)
Download or read book New London County Trolleys written by Connecticut Motor Coach Museum and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2004-04-28 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Author : Anthony Mitchell Sammarco
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 143963453X
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (396 download)
Download or read book Roxbury written by Anthony Mitchell Sammarco and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2007-04-18 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Roxbury, annexed to Boston in 1867, has seen tremendous change as a result of land development and a shifting population. Today Roxbury is a streetcar suburb of the city and a thriving nexus of cultures, religions, and races.
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1192 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)
Download or read book Electric Railway Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 1918 with total page 1192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
