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New Orleans Fabulous Streetcars
Kenneth C. Springirth
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Description for New Orleans Fabulous Streetcars
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, 232 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; AJC; HBJK; WGF; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 275 x 215 x 6. Weight in Grams: 370.
The first street railway opened in New Orleans in 1835. Over the years various methods of powering the streetcars including horses, stream locomotives, overhead cable system, and fireless locomotives were tried. In 1893, electric streetcar operation began. At its peak in 1922, New Orleans had 225 miles of electric streetcar lines in operation. Ridership and streetcar lines declined with increased use of automobiles and the hard economic times of the Great Depression. While ridership surged during World War II, following the war the decline in transit riding continued the conversion of streetcar lines to bus operation. With the end of ... Read more
The first street railway opened in New Orleans in 1835. Over the years various methods of powering the streetcars including horses, stream locomotives, overhead cable system, and fireless locomotives were tried. In 1893, electric streetcar operation began. At its peak in 1922, New Orleans had 225 miles of electric streetcar lines in operation. Ridership and streetcar lines declined with increased use of automobiles and the hard economic times of the Great Depression. While ridership surged during World War II, following the war the decline in transit riding continued the conversion of streetcar lines to bus operation. With the end of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Fonthill Media LLc United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
Charleston, United States
ISBN
9781625450395
SKU
V9781625450395
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-50
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