Southeastern Pennsylvania Trolleys

Author : Kenneth C. Springirth
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : History
ISBN : 0738556920

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Southeastern Pennsylvania Trolleys by Kenneth C. Springirth Pdf

An extensive number of trolley car lines linked the city of Philadelphia to the rich farmland and picturesque towns of southeastern Pennsylvania. These trolley lines traversed miles of narrow streets lined with row houses whose residents were proud working-class Americans. These historic photographs trace the trolley cars' routes, including Route 23, the region's longest urban trolley route, from the expanses of Northwest Philadelphia's Chestnut Hill through the crowded commercial Center City to South Philadelphia with a variety of neighborhood stops at everything in between. Southeastern Pennsylvania Trolleys follows the history of the trolley cars that have served this diverse and historic region.

Author : Mike Szilagyi
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : History
ISBN : 9781467105200

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Bucks County Trolleys by Mike Szilagyi Pdf

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Author : Kenneth C. Springirth
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2007-08-08
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781439634820

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Suburban Philadelphia Trolleys by Kenneth C. Springirth Pdf

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 Media’s 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 Philadelphia’s western suburbs.

Author : Roger DuPuis II
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : History
ISBN : 9781467123884

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Philadelphia Trolleys: From Survival to Revival by Roger DuPuis II Pdf

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 : Kenneth C. Springirth
Publisher : America Through Time
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : History
ISBN : 1634991885

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Philadelphia's Suburban Red Arrow Trolley Heritage by Kenneth C. Springirth Pdf

Philadelphia's Suburban Red Arrow Trolley Heritage is a photographic essay of suburban Philadelphia's Red Arrow system and operation by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA). By 1899, the Philadelphia & West Chester Traction Company operated trolley service to West Chester. In 1902, the Ardmore & Llanerch Street Railway Company began service to Ardmore. Philadelphia & Garrettford Street Railway Company reached Media in 1913 and Sharon Hill in 1917. These companies consolidated into the Philadelphia Suburban Transportation Company (PSTC) in 1936, becoming known as Red Arrow Lines. Philadelphia & Western Railway Company (P&W) merged into PSTC in 1953. Pennsylvania State Highway Department plans to widen a portion of West Chester Pike resulted in buses replacing trolleys between West Chester and West Gate Hills in 1954. Rush hour trolley service continued between 69th Street Terminal and West Gate Hills until bus replacement in 1958. Buses took over Strafford Line in 1956 and Ardmore Line in 1966. SEPTA acquired PSTC in 1970 and purchased new rail cars for Media, Sharon Hill, and Norristown Lines. Philadelphia's Suburban Red Arrow Trolley Heritage documents Philadelphia's western suburbs trolley history.

Author : Paul Schieck,Harold E. Cox
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Transportation
ISBN : UOM:39015006093333

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Trolleys of Lower Delaware Valley, Pennsylvania by Paul Schieck,Harold E. Cox Pdf

Author : Allen Meyers,Joel Spivak
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : 0738512265

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Philadelphia Trolleys by Allen Meyers,Joel Spivak Pdf

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 : Harrison Wick
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2009-07-27
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781439622315

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Greater Wyoming Valley Trolleys by Harrison Wick Pdf

The Wyoming Valley is nestled among the Endless Mountains in Luzerne County with the scenic Susquehanna River meandering through it. Best known for its rich deposits of anthracite coal, the Wyoming Valley was first colonized by Connecticut settlers in 1769. Electric trolleys served many urban centers in Pennsylvania. Trolley service in the Wyoming Valley started in 1888 and lasted for more than 60 years. Trolley lines went through the boroughs and townships of Ashley, Courtdale, Edwardsville, Forty Fort, Hanover, Kingston, Larksville, Miners Mills, Nanticoke, Parsons, Pittston, Plains, Plymouth, Sugar Notch, West Pittston, West Wyoming, Wilkes-Barre, and Wyoming. Greater Wyoming Valley Trolleys features rare photographs dating from the 1890s to 1950 documenting the trolley system and the communities of the Wyoming Valley.

Author : Kenneth C. Springirth
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2009-02-09
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781439621554

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Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad by Kenneth C. Springirth Pdf

Andrew Carnegie’s vision of transporting iron ore from his boats on Lake Erie to his Pittsburgh steel mills was realized when he obtained ownership of a series of railroad companies in the region. In 1900, these companies became the Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad, which connected the Lake Erie ports of Erie, Pennsylvania, and Conneaut, Ohio, south to North Bessemer near Pittsburgh. Through vintage photographs, Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad highlights the railroad passenger excursions to Conneaut Lake Park and the steam and diesel locomotives used on the well-maintained line. The railroad continues to serve the steel industry today and in May 2004 was acquired by the Canadian National Railway.

Author : Kenneth Springirth
Publisher : America Through Time
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2016-03
Category : History
ISBN : 1625450346

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Pennsylvania 's Trolley Car Heritage by Kenneth Springirth Pdf

Trolleys of Pennsylvania is a photographic essay covering trolley car systems in Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania had more operating trolley companies than any other state in the United States. Fairmount Park in Philadelphia was the first park in the world to have a trolley car line located entirely within the park. Johnstown, Pennsylvania, was the smallest city in the United States to place in service new modern Presidents' Conference Committee cars. Until Philadelphia's Route 62 (Darby-Yeadon) was combined with Route 13 in 1971, Route 62 was the shortest trolley car line in the United States. This book provides an insight into a variety of trolley car lines that have contributed to Trolleys of Pennsylvania.

Author : John D. Denney
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Electric railroads
ISBN : UOM:39015023095386

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Trolleys of the Pennsylvania Dutch Country by John D. Denney Pdf

Author : Roger DuPuis II
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2017-01-23
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9781439659311

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Philadelphia Trolleys by Roger DuPuis II Pdf

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 : Kenneth C. Springirth
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : History
ISBN : 0738562661

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Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad by Kenneth C. Springirth Pdf

Andrew Carnegie's vision of transporting iron ore from his boats on Lake Erie to his Pittsburgh steel mills was realized when he obtained ownership of a series of railroad companies in the region. In 1900, these companies became the Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad, which connected the Lake Erie ports of Erie, Pennsylvania, and Conneaut, Ohio, south to North Bessemer near Pittsburgh. Through vintage photographs, Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad highlights the railroad passenger excursions to Conneaut Lake Park and the steam and diesel locomotives used on the well-maintained line. The railroad continues to serve the steel industry today and in May 2004 was acquired by the Canadian National Railway.

Author : Marta Jewell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Street-railroads
ISBN : UCBK:C101274629

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Construction Costs and Operating Characteristics of Vintage Trolleys by Marta Jewell Pdf

Author : Kenneth C. Springirth
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : History
ISBN : 0738572055

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Arcade and Attica Railroad by Kenneth C. Springirth Pdf

In 1881, a narrow-gauge railroad was built in southwestern New York, from Attica to Arcade. It was later rebuilt to standard gauge to connect with what became the Pennsylvania Railroad. Concerned that the line would be abandoned, local farmers, merchants, and others raised money to purchase the railroad and formed the Arcade and Attica Railroad. Through vintage photographs, Arcade and Attica Railroad highlights the history of a railroad that, faced with declining revenues, launched steam-powered passenger service in 1962. With a dedicated management team that has taken the time and effort to face obstacles, the pride of loyal employees, and a supportive community, the railroad has endured a variety of herculean challenges to continue passenger and freight service in Wyoming County, New York.