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Electric Interurban Railways in America Hilton & Due w/ dust jacket
The Electric Interurban Railways in America by George W Hilton & John F Due
Hard Cover with dust jacket
Copyright 1960, SECOND PRINTING 1964 with corrections and additions
463 pages. Indexed.
Owners name on one page
One of the most colorful and neglected eras in American transportation history.this definite history of electric interurbans. Built with the idea of attracting short distance passenger traffic and light freight, the interurbans initially had moderate success, although they never earned a return that would have been considered adequate in other industries. They were often locally financed and promoted, and the industry suffered from both excessive optimism of many promoters and from failure to reach intended destinationsinterurbans were largely built in two great booms in the early 1900s14% of the total interurban trackage has survived by integration into the railroad network.
Part 1 describes the building and technology of the interurbans, their passenger and freight traffic, their regulations by public authorities, their financial history and their final decline and abandonment. Part 2 presents histories of the more than 300 companies that comprised the industry.
Electric Interurban Railways in America
Contents
Part One: THE INDUSTRY
1 The Rise of the Industry3
2 The Technology of the Interurbans45
3 Passenger Traffic91
4 Freight Traffic119
5 The Interurbans and Government Regulation149
6 Finance183
7 The Decline of the Industry208
8 The Decision to Abandon240
Part Two: THE INDIVIDUAL INTERURBANS
Ohio255
Iowa359
Indiana275
Nebraska365
Michigan287
Missouri, Kansas, and Kentucky291
Oklahoma365
Pennsylvania293
Texas376
Delaware302
Colorado38o
West Virginia302
Wyoming383
New Jersey306
Utah383
New York309
Idaho387
New England319
Montana388
The Southern States326
Arizona389
Illinois335
Washington389
Wisconsin353
Oregon394
Minnesota and the Dakotas357
California398
Canada413
Principal Interurban Car Builders424
Notes427
Bibliographical Note437
Index439
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