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Title: The Electric Interurban Railways in America by George W. Hilton, John F. Due ISBN: 0-8047-4014-3 Publisher: Stanford Univ Pr (T) Pub. Date: January, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (3 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: The "Bible" for research on N. American interurban railways
Comment: If you are interested in understanding the history of the electric interurban railway in North America, this book will tell you info you would be hard pressed to find elsewhere, especially on obscure lines that failed early in the century. While significant data is on the corporate financial life, it covers all aspects of the line. When I travel on business, I look to see what lines ran in the area I'm headed to, and when there, ask about these lines in area antique stores and libraries. I've found that the knowledge in this book will prompt people to point out remains of the lines that I would have missed. I have the original 1960 version and still use it frequently.
Rating: 5
Summary: A Great Book on an Obscure Topic
Comment: Hilton and Due have written the definitive book on an obscure but important industry: electric interurban railroads, which provided rural and small town America with mobility from the late 19th century until the automobile became common in the 1930s.
The book is exhaustively researched and documented, and yet very readable. It brings alive an industry that has almost vanished from the collective memory of America.
Rating: 5
Summary: "THE" outstanding book on the electric interurban railways
Comment: George Hilton and John Due produced what has become the "bible" for any person seriously interested in the history of electric railways. The first half of the book provides general history and information about the electric railway industry which flourished during the first half of the 20th Century. Also included is the relationship many of these companies had with the electric power industry. It also touches on the utility industry holding companies which owned many of the interurban lines. The second half of the book contains (listed by state) all of the electric interurban railways in the United States and Canada. Capsule histories are given for each company that operated intercity electric railways. Although this book was originally published in 1960 it has stood the test of time and is a "must have" for any serious railway scholar
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Title: American Narrow Gauge Railroads by George W. Hilton ISBN: 0804723699 Publisher: Stanford Univ Pr (T) Pub. Date: December, 1994 List Price(USD): $44.95 |
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Title: Baltimore & Ohio Railroad by Kirk Reynolds, Dave Oroszi ISBN: 0760307466 Publisher: MBI Publishing Pub. Date: January, 2002 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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Title: Rails Under the Mighty Hudson: The Story of the Hudson Tubes, the Pennsy Tunnels and Manhattan Trans Fer (Hudson Valley Heritage, 2) by Brian J. Cudahy ISBN: 0823221903 Publisher: Fordham University Press Pub. Date: June, 2002 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
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Title: New Haven Railroad (Railroad Color History) by Peter E. Lynch, Gail Reichlin ISBN: 0760314411 Publisher: MBI Publishing Pub. Date: February, 2003 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: Speedway to Sunshine: The Story of the Florida East Coast Railway by Seth H. Bramson ISBN: 1550463586 Publisher: Boston Mills Press Pub. Date: January, 2003 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
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