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Trolleys of the Capital District

Author : Gino DiCarlo
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738562612
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (626 download)

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Download or read book Trolleys of the Capital District written by Gino DiCarlo and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When it came to first-class transportation, not many regions of North America had more to offer than the trolley lines of New Yorks Capital District. From their humble beginnings as horse roads forming belts around Albany, Schenectady, and Troy, these trolley lines helped move people around Upstate New York from the late 1800s until their final exit after World War II. The lines of the United Traction Company, Schenectady Railway, and the Hudson Valley Railway provided hundreds of miles of track around their home cities, as well as direct routes to resorts in the Adirondacks, Lake George, and Saratoga Springs. The trolley lines became famous for disasters that made national headlines, labor disputes, and engineering wonders that included the longest trolley bridge in the world. The vintage images in Trolleys of the Capital District provide insight into an era gone by and an often forgotten form of transportation.

Railroads of New York's Capital District

Author : Timothy Starr
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467105600
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (671 download)

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Download or read book Railroads of New York's Capital District written by Timothy Starr and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2021-03-22 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York's Capital District was ideally situated to become one of the nation's earliest and most important transportation crossroads. The Mohawk River was the only water level gap in the Appalachian range to the west, which led to the construction of the Erie Canal. Soon after its completion, the state's first railroad began operating between Albany and Schenectady in 1831. Other pioneer railroads followed, heading north to Canada, south to New York City, west to Chicago, and east to Boston. Over the next century, railroads like the New York Central, Boston & Albany, Boston & Maine, and Delaware & Hudson built extensive passenger stations, freight and classification yards, and repair shops in the tri-city region. Passenger operations continue today at the Schenectady and Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak stations, while the Selkirk Yard is still an important classification point for CSX Transportation.

Transportation Plan for the National Capital Region

Author : United States. Congress. Joint Committee on Washington Metropolitan Problems
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1086 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (555 download)

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Download or read book Transportation Plan for the National Capital Region written by United States. Congress. Joint Committee on Washington Metropolitan Problems and published by . This book was released on 1960 with total page 1086 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reviews the D.C. mass transportation plans. Includes Interim Report of the Joint Commission To Study Passenger Carrier Facilities and Services in the Washington Metropolitan Area, Feb. 1956 (p. 309-362)

National Capital Transportation Act of 1960

Author : United States. Congress. Joint Committee on Washington Metropolitan Problems
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1404 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book National Capital Transportation Act of 1960 written by United States. Congress. Joint Committee on Washington Metropolitan Problems and published by . This book was released on 1960 with total page 1404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Considers S. 3193 and identical H.R. 11135, to aid in development of unified and integrated transportation system for D.C. and environs; to create temporary National Capital Transportation Agency; to authorize creation of National Capital Transportation Corp.; and to authorize negotiation to create interstate transportation agency.

Capital Streetcars

Author : John DeFerrari
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1625856199
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (258 download)

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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.

National Capital Transportation Authority

Author : Columbia University. Legislative Drafting Research Fund
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 44 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book National Capital Transportation Authority written by Columbia University. Legislative Drafting Research Fund and published by . This book was released on 1959 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Hearings

Author : United States. Congress. Joint Committee ...
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1392 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (511 download)

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Download or read book Hearings written by United States. Congress. Joint Committee ... and published by . This book was released on 1960 with total page 1392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Transit Program for the National Capital Region

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on the District of Columbia. Subcommittee No. 6
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 476 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)

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Download or read book Transit Program for the National Capital Region written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on the District of Columbia. Subcommittee No. 6 and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Transit Program for the National Capital Region

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on the District of Columbia
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 484 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Transit Program for the National Capital Region written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on the District of Columbia and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Construction Costs and Operating Characteristics of Vintage Trolleys

Author : Marta Jewell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book Construction Costs and Operating Characteristics of Vintage Trolleys written by Marta Jewell and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Traffic and Thoroughfare Survey, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Author : Herbert S. Swan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.M/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Traffic and Thoroughfare Survey, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania written by Herbert S. Swan and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Albany Revisited

Author : Don Rittner
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738556529
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (565 download)

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Download or read book Albany Revisited written by Don Rittner and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2008 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Albany is the fourth oldest city in America and the second oldest state capital in the United States. Located on the western banks of the Hudson River, about 150 miles north of New York City, Albany was originally explored by Henry Hudson in 1609 and settled by the Dutch starting in 1614. A city filled with a diversity of architectural styles and unique streetscapes, Albany proudly represents the Empire State. The historic photographs in Albany Revisited show Albany during the first half of the 20th century, when the city was rich in politics, the home of some of the most expensive and beautiful state government buildings in America, and the downtown bustled with shopping areas. For the first time, the most complete collection of photographs of the Albany Senators, the city's professional baseball team for 75 years, is compiled within, with rare images of the destructive fire of Albany's capitol building in 1911.

Hearings

Author : United States. Congress. House
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 2248 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (511 download)

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Download or read book Hearings written by United States. Congress. House and published by . This book was released on 1938 with total page 2248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Engineering and Contracting

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 862 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)

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Download or read book Engineering and Contracting written by and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 862 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Great Society Subway

Author : Zachary M. Schrag
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 0801889065
Total Pages : 374 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book The Great Society Subway written by Zachary M. Schrag and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2006-03-15 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As Metro stretches to Tysons Corner and beyond, this paperback edition features a new preface from the author. Drivers in the nation's capital face a host of hazards: high-speed traffic circles, presidential motorcades, jaywalking tourists, and bewildering signs that send unsuspecting motorists from the Lincoln Memorial into suburban Virginia in less than two minutes. And parking? Don't bet on it unless you're in the fast lane of the Capital Beltway during rush hour. Little wonder, then, that so many residents and visitors rely on the Washington Metro, the 106-mile rapid transit system that serves the District of Columbia and its inner suburbs. In the first comprehensive history of the Metro, Zachary M. Schrag tells the story of the Great Society Subway from its earliest rumblings to the present day, from Arlington to College Park, Eisenhower to Marion Barry. Unlike the pre–World War II rail systems of New York, Chicago, and Philadelphia, the Metro was built at a time when most American families already owned cars, and when most American cities had dedicated themselves to freeways, not subways. Why did the nation's capital take a different path? What were the consequences of that decision? Using extensive archival research as well as oral history, Schrag argues that the Metro can be understood only in the political context from which it was born: the Great Society liberalism of the Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon administrations. The Metro emerged from a period when Americans believed in public investments suited to the grandeur and dignity of the world's richest nation. The Metro was built not merely to move commuters, but in the words of Lyndon Johnson, to create "a place where the city of man serves not only the needs of the body and the demands of commerce but the desire for beauty and the hunger for community." Schrag scrutinizes the project from its earliest days, including general planning, routes, station architecture, funding decisions, land-use impacts, and the behavior of Metro riders. The story of the Great Society Subway sheds light on the development of metropolitan Washington, postwar urban policy, and the promises and limits of rail transit in American cities.

Washington Metropolitan Area Transportation Problems

Author : United States. Congress. Joint Committee on Washington Metropolitan Problems
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Washington Metropolitan Area Transportation Problems written by United States. Congress. Joint Committee on Washington Metropolitan Problems and published by . This book was released on 1958 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Speed Capital

Author : Brian M. Ingrassia
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
ISBN 13 : 0252055217
Total Pages : 203 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (52 download)

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Download or read book Speed Capital written by Brian M. Ingrassia and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2024-02-06 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How a speedway became a legendary sports site and sparked America’s car culture The 1909 opening of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway marked a foundational moment in the history of automotive racing. Events at the famed track and others like it also helped launch America’s love affair with cars and an embrace of road systems that transformed cities and shrank perceptions of space. Brian Ingrassia tells the story of the legendary oval’s early decades. This story revolves around Speedway cofounder and visionary businessman Carl Graham Fisher, whose leadership in the building of the transcontinental Lincoln Highway and the iconic Dixie Highway had an enormous impact on American mobility. Ingrassia looks at the Speedway’s history as a testing ground for cars and airplanes, its multiple close brushes with demolition, and the process by which racing became an essential part of the Golden Age of Sports. At the same time, he explores how the track’s past reveals the potent links between sports capitalism and the selling of nostalgia, tradition, and racing legends.