{"product_id":"arkansas-valley-interurban-interurbans-special-19-by-md-doc-isley-soft-cover","title":"Arkansas Valley Interurban Interurbans Special 19 By MD Doc Isley Soft cover","description":"\u003c!-- HTML Generated by Auction Wizard 2000 - http:\/\/www.AuctionWizard2000.com\/ --\u003e\n\n\n\u003c!-- AW2KLOT#:114145 --\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width:98%;padding:2px;margin:auto;border:5px outset #673434;background-color:#FDF3D0\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"border:1px inset #673434;margin:5px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width:100%;border:0px;padding:5px;\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"padding:5px\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:center\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Arial Black;font-size:1.5em;color:#000000;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eRailroadTreasures\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan 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style=\"text-align:center\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Arial;font-size:1.13em;color:#000000;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:left\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Calibri\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.12px;\"\u003eArkansas Valley Interurban Interurbans Special 19 By M D Isely \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Calibri\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.12px;\"\u003eSoft Cover  Revised edition \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Calibri\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.12px;\"\u003eCopyright 1977   \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Calibri\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.12px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Calibri\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.12px;\"\u003e67 Pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Calibri\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.12px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Calibri\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.12px;\"\u003eCONTENTS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Calibri\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.12px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Calibri\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.12px;\"\u003eChapter 1: Prospectus \u003cspan style=\"white-space:pre\"\u003e\t\u003c\/span\u003e 5\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Calibri\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.12px;\"\u003eChapter 2: History \u003cspan style=\"white-space:pre\"\u003e\t\u003c\/span\u003e 11\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Calibri\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.12px;\"\u003eChapter 3: Facilities \u003cspan style=\"white-space:pre\"\u003e\t\u003c\/span\u003e 25\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Calibri\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.12px;\"\u003eChapter 4: Cars \u003cspan style=\"white-space:pre\"\u003e\t\u003c\/span\u003e 31\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Calibri\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.12px;\"\u003eChapter 5: Passenger Operations \u003cspan style=\"white-space:pre\"\u003e\t\u003c\/span\u003e 41\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Calibri\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.12px;\"\u003eChapter 6: Freight Operations\u003cspan style=\"white-space:pre\"\u003e\t\u003c\/span\u003e 49\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Calibri;font-size:0.82em;color:#000000;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\"\u003eA train and an interurban raced, on parallel tracks, across the Illinois countryside. The train maintained a steady pace, while the car feel behind at each passenger stop. But, as the train passenger, looking out the window, was about to dismiss the car from his mind, the relentless torque of trolley fed, series wound motors, applied to a sure-footed all wheel drive, would send the car charging ahead, only to be overtaken again at the next crossroads.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Calibri;font-size:0.82em;color:#000000;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\"\u003eThe city fell behind; hamlets were less frequent. The train increased its pace --but not enough. Freed of numerous stops, the interurban pulled ahead; and disappeared in the distance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Calibri;font-size:0.82em;color:#000000;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\"\u003eThis display of speed and acceleration was not lost upon Warren G. Brown, a young Kansas banker aboard the train. It was 1910 and steel rails were vital to the nation; but rail service was not without fault. A great need was for a better local train. The steam-powered local usually left the city in the morning and returned in the afternoon. The traveler took part of the first day to go to town, the second day to transact his business, and much of the third to return home. Two hotel bills were an extravagance, his clothes were filthy with coal soot, the neighbors had to milk the cows and it was darned inconvenient!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Calibri;font-size:0.82em;color:#000000;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\"\u003eContrary to a widely-held belief, the railroads were not running their trains that way to offend the public. At the end of its run a locomotive needs the services of a roundhouse staff. Before it can start steam must be raised. It can only operate out of central division points and, with four or more men to a crew, it takes a long, infrequent train, well-filled with passengers, to pay its way.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Calibri;font-size:0.82em;color:#000000;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\"\u003eThe interurban car could spend the night, unattended, anywhere on the line and, next morning, after ninety seconds to pump up air, it was off and away; powered by clean, unobtrusive electricity. Mr. Brown had seen an interurban which made its local stops and exceeded the speed of a mainline train had been approached to invest in a line to serve the Wichita, Kansas, area and it looked like a very sound investment.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Calibri;font-size:0.82em;color:#000000;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\"\u003eForty-four years later he said, \"The Arkansas Valley Interurban was the saddest chapter in my life.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Calibri;font-size:0.82em;color:#000000;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\"\u003eThe interurban, which once held such promise, was a sad chapter in many lives. 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