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Breezers A Lighthearted History of the Open Trolley Car in America by Meyers DJ
Breezers A Lighthearted History of the Open Trolley Car in America by Stephen L Meyers
Hard Cover w/ dust jacket
184 pages
Copyright 1993
CONTENTS
Dedication 4
Acknowledgements 6
Foreword 5
Section I: Background
1) Revelations and Remembrances 9
2) Ride in the Open 13
3) The Time of the Open Trolley 19
Section II: Equipment
4) Horsecars 27
5) Cable Cars 31
6) The Electric Trolley Car 35
7) Single-Truck Open Cars 45
8) Double-Truck Open Cars 55
9) California Cars 67
10) Convertible Cars 73
11) Semi-Convertible Cars 85
12) Excursion & Sightseeing Cars 91
13) Observation Cars 99
14) Open Double-Deckers 107
15) Robinson Radials 113
16) Open Rapid Transit Cars 117
17) Open Cars in Suburban Railroad Service 121
18) Rebuilding the Open Car 127
Section III: Trends, Traits and Quirks
19) Progress Leaves the Open Cars Behind 139
20) Operations 143
21) Safety and the Open Car 151
22) Anomalies 161
Section IV: Post Mortem
23) End of an Era 167
List of Open Cars in the United States 174
Index 181
24) Trolley Museums and Such 171
Bibliography 176
DUST JACKET INTRODUCTION
Open trolley cars belong to that delightful but relatively brief era that bridges the gap between a rural and somewhat Victorian society and modern America. While this era is shared with early automobiles, massive steamships and luxury railroad trains, the open trolley is accorded a special place in history because it provided a meaningful service that everyone could afford. Nostalgia also grants open trolley cars a special place because in addition to mere transportation, they were fun to ride.
Alas, altogether too soon, America became of age and the open trolley fell victim to modernization. While the need for transportation remained, the following replacement vehicles failed to provide the same type of service. Practicality increased and the fun diminished with closed trolley cars, modern streetcars and the latest in rapid transit.
Author Stephen L. Meyers offers this lighthearted history that simultaneously brings out the fun and nostalgia of the open trolley car while providing a definitive history of this segment of Americana.
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