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Electric Railroads of Indiana by Jerry Marlette Spiral Bound 1959
Electric Railroads of Indiana by Jerry Marlette
Spiral Bound
158 pages
Copyright 1959
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preface --
Acknowledgements ----------3
In the Beginning-Prior to 1900-------5
The Growing Years-1900 to World War I-----6
The Long Decline-World War I to World War II ---- 15
The End of the Line-World War II to ? ------ 25
Rolling Stock -----------26
Right-of-Way and Structures -------- 29
Chronology - - - - - - - - - - - 34 Case Histories Industrial Lines - - - - - - - - - - 120 Proposed Lines
Appendix :
Alphabetical/Numerical Listing of Roads ----- 132
Cities Served by Various Roads------ 134
Bibliography---------- 134
Operational Statistics-------- 136
Timetables
For many years, beginning in the Civil War era, the motive power for street railways in the State of Indiana had been that old standby, the mule. Sturdy but stubborn, dependable but difficult to handle, he yet managed to operate through all kinds of weather, fair and foul, failing only when the streets were too muddy or too icy to allow any kind of safe movement.
As cities grew larger and the various lines were lengthened, however, it became apparent that larger, faster cars would be needed, and street railway companies, seeking more efficient means of locomotion, selected electricity as their motive power. Experiments along this line had begun as far back as 1835, but it was not until Thomas Edison and Charles Van Depoele, working separately, exhibited working electric railways in Chicago in 1883 that it was believed practical.
The first recorded attempt at electrification in Indiana was that of the South Bend Street Railway in 1882. The car could move only a few feet at a time due to the current being dissipated into the ground faster than the power house could supply it. Despite this failure, the company did not turn against the new power but waited for better equipment. Finally, on November 15, 1885, the first successful operation of an electric car in Indiana occurred when another South Bend car ran on Michigan Street from the 500 block north to one and one half miles south of Washington Street. The engineer in charge of this operation, Van Depoele, later became one of the outstanding electric railway engineers in the country.
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