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Every Hour on the Hour by John Merriken A Chronicle of the WB&A Electric RR
Every Hour on the Hour by John Merriken A Chronicle of the WB&A Electric RR
Every Hour on the Hour by John Merriken A Chronicle of the WB&A Electric RR
Every Hour on the Hour by John Merriken A Chronicle of the WB&A Electric RR
Every Hour on the Hour by John Merriken A Chronicle of the WB&A Electric RR
Every Hour on the Hour by John Merriken A Chronicle of the WB&A Electric RR
Every Hour on the Hour by John Merriken A Chronicle of the WB&A Electric RR
Every Hour on the Hour by John Merriken A Chronicle of the WB&A Electric RR
Every Hour on the Hour by John Merriken A Chronicle of the WB&A Electric RR

Every Hour on the Hour by John Merriken A Chronicle of the WB&A Electric RR


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Every Hour on the Hour by John Merriken A Chronicle of the WB&A Electric RR
 
Every Hour on the Hour by John E. Merriken, A Chronicle of the Washington Baltimore & Annapolis Electric Railroad  CERA BULLETIN #130
Hard Cover with dust jacket
270 pages  Indexed
Copyright 1993
CONTENTS                                                                                                                                                                                                              LIST OF MAPSvii
INTRODUCTION1
1. THE BUILDERS3                                                                                                                        
Origin, concept and building of the Washington Baltimore and Annapolis Electric Railway
2. THE BALTIMORE TERMINAL COMPANY13                                                                      
Details of the extensive civil engineering work for entry into the city of Baltimore
3. A TIME TO REJOICE23                                                                                                              
The excitement attending the opening of a major new electric railway
4. A TIME OF UNCERTAINTY31                                                                                                   
The single phase AC system was acknowledged a failure and replaced by a successful DC system which allowed a downtown Washington terminal
5. THEN CAME THE WAR43                                                                                                             
The founding of Camp Meade
6. ALL THOSE TRAILERS51                                                                                                               
The description and use of the large fleet of trailers acquired in the 1917-1918 war
7. AFTERMATH59                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Post war retrenchment
8. ANNAPOLIS SHORT LINE - THE GENEROUS YEARS63                                                                                                                                 Origin, concept and history of the Annapolis Short Line Railroad
9. THE MERGER75                                                                                                                           
The Annapolis Short Line becomes the North Shore Division of the WB&A
10. FAST FREIGHT - SLOW FREIGHT85                                                                               
Express services and carload freight
11. NOT BY RAIL ALONE95                                                                                                           
Other ventures and the demise of the railway known as the WB&A
12.THE TERMINALS117                                                                                                             
History and description of the terminals
13.THE JUNCTION151                                                                                                  
Description and importance of the heart of the railroad, Naval Academy Junction
14.THE SIGNALS163                                                                                                 
Description of the block signal system
15.THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM171                                                                                                              
Origin and distribution of electric power for the operation of the railroad
16.CARS:                                                                                                                                         
The Freight Motors181                                                                                           
The Niles Cars190                                                                                                                       
The Cincinnati Cars200                                                                                                               
The Cars from Hazleton202                                                                                                         
The St. Louis Cars206                                                                                                                        
The Wason Cars209                                                                                                                      
The Articulated Cars212                                                                                                          
The Brill cars223                                                                                                                       
Car Colors227
APPENDICES:                                                                                                                                  
Advertising, Tickets, Et cetera233                                                                                      
Employee Timetable240                                                                                                   
Important Dates and Company Names247                                                                     
Power Distribution248                                                                                                  
Underground Conduit Notes249                                                                                          
Roster of Equipment250                                                                                                             
Car Plans256                                                                                                                           Station Lists263
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS264
INDEX266
LIST OF MAPS                                                                                                                                
SYSTEM MAP2
LINTHICUM LAND EXCHANGE10
RAIL APPROACHES TO BALTIMORE12
CHESAPEAKE JUNCTION 1905 AND 191021
WASHINGTON BALTIMORE AND ANNAPOLIS ENTRY INTO WASHINGTON27
US ARMY RESERVATION AT CAMP MEADE, MD CIRCA 191845
LINTHICUM JUNCTION 1921 - 193099
BOWIE RACE TRACK LAYOUT110
WASHINGTON TERMINAL 1921 - 1935123
WHITE HOUSE STATION LAYOUT BEFORE AND AFTER 1932125
NEW BALTIMORE TERMINAL YARD 1921137
ANNAPOLIS TRACKAGE140
BLADEN STREET STATION141
WEST STREET STATION 1903141
WEST STREET STATION 1913141
NAVAL ACADEMY JUNCTION161
ORIGINAL DC POWER SUBSTATIONS176
DUST JACKET INTRODUCTION:                                                                                                          Early in the twentieth century, the electric interurban was the modern form of transportation, and the Washington Baltimore and Annapolis was one of the most impressive. WB&A's large and handsome "Electric Pullmans" would impress anybody - they were awesome and fast!
John Merriken, the author, has combed major public and private collections in his research for this story. It is all here:
  Brief history of predecessor steam railroads
  The early and expensive conversion of the electrical system and rolling stock from AC to DC
  Entry to downtown Washington
  Operation with underground conduit current collection - an interurban rarity
  Fort Meade's creation in World War I and its effect on the railroad
  Merger with rival Annapolis Short Line
  New terminals in Baltimore and Washington in the early twenties
  Interurban express and freight
  WB&A and the electric power business
  Causes of abandonment
In addition to the thorough and expert narrative of WB&A history, the book also includes:
  Over 250 illustrations including some surprising color
  Over fifteen maps and scale drawings
  A number of rare timetable reproductions
  Complete description of cars by classes
  Detailed tabular rosters
  Scale rolling stock drawings

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