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Author: Harry Christiansen
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Published: 1978
Total Pages: 204
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Full story of the Lake Shore Electric, Detroit, Monroe & Toledo; Eastern Michigan - Toledo; Lima Route; and even the Put-in-Bay trolleys. Plus Toledo street cars!" --cover
Author: Herbert H. Harwood, Jr.
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 2015-09-14
Total Pages: 321
ISBN-13: 025301770X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFrom 1901 to 1938 the Lake Shore Electric claimed to be—and was considered by many—"The Greatest Electric Railway in the United States." It followed the shore of Lake Erie, connecting Cleveland and Toledo with a high-speed, limited-stop service and pioneered a form of intermodal transportation three decades before the rest of the industry. To millions of people the bright orange electric cars were an economical and comfortable means of escaping the urban mills and shops or the humdrum of rural life. In summers during the glory years there were never enough cars to handle the crowds. After reaching its peak in the early 1920s, however, the Lake Shore Electric suffered the fate of most of its sister lines: it was now competing with automobiles, trucks, and buses and could not rival them in convenience. The Lake Shore Electric Railway Story tells the story of this fascinating chapter in interurban transportation, including the missed opportunities that might have saved this railway.
Author: Lake Shore Electric Railway Company
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Published: 1905
Total Pages: 4
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Published: 1928*
Total Pages: 7
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Thomas J. Patton
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 132
ISBN-13: 9780738561233
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Lake Shore Electric Railway commenced operation in 1893 on the north coast of Ohio, providing transportation to Cleveland, Lorain, Sandusky, Toledo, and on to Detroit, Michigan. The Lake Shore Electric Railway connected with many other electric railroads to offer a comprehensive quilt of transportation. This allowed increased commerce, ease of transportation, and access for the industrial-era family to visit such recreation spots as Linwood, Crystal Beach, Avon Beach Park, Mitiwanga, Rye Beach, Ruggles Grove and Beach, and Cedar Point, among others. An unimaginable feat in the late 1800s, the Lake Shore Electric could travel from Lorain to Cleveland (approximately 30 miles) in under one hour, making the railway a huge success. Unfortunately this success only lasted about 40 years.
Author: Thomas J. Patton
Publisher: Arcadia Library Editions
Published: 2009-04
Total Pages: 130
ISBN-13: 9781531639624
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Lake Shore Electric Railway commenced operation in 1893 on the north coast of Ohio, providing transportation to Cleveland, Lorain, Sandusky, Toledo, and on to Detroit, Michigan. The Lake Shore Electric Railway connected with many other electric railroads to offer a comprehensive quilt of transportation. This allowed increased commerce, ease of transportation, and access for the industrial-era family to visit such recreation spots as Linwood, Crystal Beach, Avon Beach Park, Mitiwanga, Rye Beach, Ruggles Grove and Beach, and Cedar Point, among others. An unimaginable feat in the late 1800s, the Lake Shore Electric could travel from Lorain to Cleveland (approximately 30 miles) in under one hour, making the railway a huge success. Unfortunately this success only lasted about 40 years.
Author: Lawrence A. Brough
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 2004-04-06
Total Pages: 452
ISBN-13: 9780253343697
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Jewett Car Company was born in the heyday of the electric railway boom in the 1890s. The company gained an excellent reputation for its elegant, well-built wooden cars for street railway companies, interurban lines, and rapid transit service. Cities large and small used Jewett cars, including New York, Boston, Chicago, and San Francisco. Many Jewett cars found their way to Indiana and many of the interurban lines employed the graceful, arch-windowed wood interurban that Jewett was famous for.Automobile competition and the problems of competing with much larger car builders, such as J.G. Brill and the St. Louis Car Company, signaled the beginning of the end. The company was offered the opportunity to produce munitions for World War I, but refused. The reason: the major source of finance for Jewett was a German nationalist banker from Wheeling, West Virginia, who refused to have the company do anything to harm Germany. As a direct result of that action, the Jewett Car Company failed.
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Published: 1909
Total Pages: 1664
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Published: 191?
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Published: 1916
Total Pages: 580
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