Built to Move Millions

Streetcar Building in Ohio

Inbunden, Engelska, 2008

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At the beginning of the 20th century, the street railway industry was one of the largest in the nation. Once ubiquitously visible on the city streets, by mid-century the streetcar was nothing more than a distant memory. Ohio was home to several large streetcar systems, especially in Cleveland and Cincinnati, and had more interurban tracks than any other state in the union. Thus, Ohio served as one of the street railway industry's greatest centers of manufacturing. Built to Move Millions examines the manufacture of streetcars and interurbans within the state of Ohio between 1900 and 1940. In addition to discussing the five major car builders that were active in Ohio during this period, the book addresses Ohio companies that manufactured the various components that went into these vehicles.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2008-04-17
Mått178 x 254 x 28 mm
Vikt839 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieRailroads Past and Present
Antal sidor312
FörlagIndiana University Press
ISBN9780253349859

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ContentsAcknowledgments1. An Introduction to the Street Railway Industry2. Car Builders of Ohio3. Making the Cars Go: Components Essential for Operation4. Couplers: When, Where, and Why They Were Used5. Protecting the Public (and Themselves): Street Railways and the Manufacture of Safety Appliances6. Fare Collection and Registration7. Seldom Mentioned: Trimmings, Hardware, and Ventilation8. The Decade of Transition, 1910–19199. Promise and Stagnation: Streetcar Technology during the 1920s10. Parts of the Whole: Streetcar Component Manufacture during the 1920s11. Streetcar Manufacture during the 1930sAfterword: 1938 and the End of an EraAppendix: TablesNotesIndex

"Engagingly written, thoroughly researched, and well illustrated.November 1, 2008"—Terry Thompson, Trains"A hobbyist's enthusiasm, curiosity, and attention to detail exude from this technological history of Ohio's streetcar industry. . . . Summing Up: Highly recommended. All general, academic, and professional libraries.February 2009"—Choice"One might expect only coverage of streetcar and interurban manufacturers in Ohio. Instead, author Craig Semsel has accomplished much more. . . . Built to Move Millions is a remarkable book. Semsel has filled a void in the history of traction car builders.Spring 2010"—Northwest Ohio History"[This] book does an excellent job of explaining the workings of street railway cars from their wheels to the tips of their trolley poles."—Craig Sanders, author of Amtrak in the Heartland