Philadelphia Trolleys (PA) (Images of Rail) | 
 enlarge | Authors: Allen Meyers, Joel Spivak
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 982037
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 128
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 6.3 x 0.4
ISBN: 0738512265
Dewey Decimal Number: 973
EAN: 9780738512266
ASIN: 0738512265
Publication Date: October 20, 2003
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Book Description
Streetcar service arrived in Philadelphia in the 1850s, shortly after the consolidation of the city. After the Civil War, the horse-drawn omnibus gave way to a comprehensive network of streetcar lines with some routes measuring nineteen miles in length. By 1915, the electrification of the streetcar increased the number of routes in Philadelphia to a total of eighty-six. During the trolleyis heyday, the city provided a vast test track for such companies as J.G. Brill, Kimball and Gorton Car Manufacturers, and the Budd Wheel Company. The Wharton Railroad Switch Company revolutionized the manufacture of switches and tracks. Of the lines that once operated in Philadelphia; five are still running today. YYPhiladelphia Trolleys contains a variety of rare images, including a postcard of the Point Breeze Amusement Park, photographs of motormenis uniform badges and buttons, architectural drawings, early stock certificates, and a photograph of the Toonerville Trolley used in the silent movies produced by Lubin Studios in the 1920s. YY
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