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Author : Toynbee Society of Philadelphia
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Total Pages : 20 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)
Download or read book The Philadelphia Trolley Companies and Their Employees written by Toynbee Society of Philadelphia and published by . This book was released on 1895 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Philadelphia Trolley Companies and Their Employees written by and published by . This book was released on 1895 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Allen Meyers
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738512266
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (122 download)
Download or read book Philadelphia Trolleys written by Allen Meyers and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2003 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Streetcar service arrived in Philadelphia in the 1850s, shortly after the consolidation of the city. After the Civil War, the horse-drawn omnibus gave way to a comprehensive network of streetcar lines with some routes measuring nineteen miles in length. By 1915, the electrification of the streetcar increased the number of routes in Philadelphia to a total of eighty-six. During the trolley's heyday, the city provided a vast test track for such companies as J.G. Brill, Kimball and Gorton Car Manufacturers, and the Budd Wheel Company. The Wharton Railroad Switch Company revolutionized the manufacture of switches and tracks. Of the lines that once operated in Philadelphia, five are still running today. Philadelphia Trolleys contains a variety of rare images, including a postcard of the Point Breeze Amusement Park, photographs of motormen's uniform badges and buttons, architectural drawings, early stock certificates, and a photograph of the Toonerville Trolley used in the silent movies produced by Lubin Studios in the 1920s.
Author : James Wolfinger
Publisher : Cornell University Press
ISBN 13 : 1501704230
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (17 download)
Download or read book Running the Rails written by James Wolfinger and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2016-05-12 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Philadelphia exploded in violence in 1910. The general strike that year was a notable point, but not a unique one, in a generations-long history of conflict between the workers and management at one of the nation's largest privately owned transit systems. In Running the Rails, James Wolfinger uses the history of Philadelphia’s sprawling public transportation system to explore how labor relations shifted from the 1880s to the 1960s. As transit workers adapted to fast-paced technological innovation to keep the city’s people and commerce on the move, management sought to limit its employees’ rights. Raw violence, welfare capitalism, race-baiting, and smear campaigns against unions were among the strategies managers used to control the company’s labor force and enhance corporate profits, often at the expense of the workers’ and the city’s well-being. Public service workers and their unions come under frequent attack for being a "special interest" or a hindrance to the smooth functioning of society. This book offers readers a different, historically grounded way of thinking about the people who keep their cities running. Working in public transit is a difficult job now, as it was a century ago. The benefits and decent wages Philadelphia public transit workers secured—advances that were hard-won and well deserved—came as a result of fighting for decades against their exploitation. Given capital’s great power in American society and management's enduring quest to control its workforce, it is remarkable to see how much Philadelphia’s transit workers achieved.
Author : Kenneth C. Springirth
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1439634823
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (396 download)
Download or read book Suburban Philadelphia Trolleys written by Kenneth C. Springirth and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2007-08-08 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Philadelphia Suburban Transportation Company prospered through the hard times of the 1930s and was the last privately-owned trolley system in the United States. Aerodynamically designed Bullet cars of the Philadelphia and Western Railway dramatically reduced travel time on the Sixty-ninth Street to Norristown line. The Presidents Conference Committee trolley cars of the Philadelphia Transportation Company linked the boroughs of Darby, Colwyn, and Yeadon with Philadelphia. Photographs of Medias 1977 town fair feature vintage trolleys in the only suburban community in the United States with a trolley line ending in its main street. Suburban Philadelphia Trolleys covers the history of the trolleys that served Philadelphias western suburbs.
Author : Clyde Lyndon King
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Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)
Download or read book A Study of Trolley Light Freight Service and Philadelphia Markets written by Clyde Lyndon King and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Roger DuPuis II
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467123889
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (671 download)
Download or read book Philadelphia Trolleys: From Survival to Revival written by Roger DuPuis II and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2017 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using evocative photographs from private collections, Philadelphia Trolleys: From Survival to Revival carries readers on a nostalgic trip through nearly 50 years of transportation history, starting with the takeover of local transit service from the private sector by Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA). Sporting a rainbow of paint schemes in the 1970s, Philadelphia's fleet of streamlined 1940s trolley cars brought a welcome splash of color to gritty city streets. But more than a coat of paint was needed for America's largest surviving streetcar network, and SEPTA faced tough choices about how much to keep as aging vehicles and infrastructure desperately required renewal or replacement. Long-lived Presidents' Conference Committee (PCC) streamliners were retired, and SEPTA invested in Kawasaki light-rail vehicles, which are still serving Philadelphia commuters 35 years later. Many SEPTA PCC cars found new homes, from Maine to San Francisco--and, more recently, on SEPTA's own revived Girard Avenue line. The story comes full circle as SEPTA officials once again gear up to select a new generation of Philadelphia trolleys.
Author : Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company
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Total Pages : 80 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (846 download)
Download or read book Philadelphia Trolley and Bus Guide and Map written by Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Debra Brill
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780253339492
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (394 download)
Download or read book History of the J.G. Brill Company written by Debra Brill and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A biography of a company that for years was on the cutting edge of development of a rapidly evolving and growing industry--production of streetcars and railroad cars.
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Total Pages : 646 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)
Download or read book American Economic History written by and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 646 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Hansi
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Total Pages : 884 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)
Download or read book Collier's written by Hansi and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 884 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Total Pages : 1304 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)
Download or read book The Street Railway Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 1304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Total Pages : 1214 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (35 download)
Download or read book Electric Railway Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 1214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Total Pages : 844 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The Chautauquan written by and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 844 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Total Pages : 1058 pages
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Download or read book Transit Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 1058 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Kenneth C. Springirth
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1439616558
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (396 download)
Download or read book Greater Erie Trolleys written by Kenneth C. Springirth and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2006-03-29 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the first electric trolley car entered service in Erie in 1889, it revolutionized public transportation in the region. Within a few years, Erie became a major trolley hub linking the eastern and central United States. With the exception of a 15-mile gap at Little Falls, one could travel from New York City to Chicago via Erie. Greater Erie Trolleys covers the network of trolley lines that operated between Erie, Conneaut, Buffalo, and Meadville. Greater Erie Trolleys illustrates the vital role trolley cars played in the expansion of the urban population. It documents the beginning of pleasure travel with photographs of the special trolley car excursions from Erie to Elk Park for picnics, dances, and sporting events. Ridership began to decline just as the automobile came on the scene and dirt roads became paved highways. Eventually the lines were abandoned, but the trolleys left an important mark in transportation history.
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Total Pages : 1482 pages
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Download or read book The American and English Annotated Cases written by and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 1482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
