New Lake Shore Electric
New Lake Shore Electric

Author: Harry Christiansen

Publisher:

Published: 1978

Total Pages: 204

ISBN-13:

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"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

The Lake Shore Electric Railway Story
The Lake Shore Electric Railway Story

Author: Herbert H. Harwood, Jr.

Publisher: Indiana University Press

Published: 2015-09-14

Total Pages: 321

ISBN-13: 025301770X

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From 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.

Lake Shore Electric Railway
Lake Shore Electric Railway

Author: Thomas J. Patton

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 9780738561233

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The 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.

From Small Town to Downtown
From Small Town to Downtown

Author: Lawrence A. Brough

Publisher: Indiana University Press

Published: 2004-04-06

Total Pages: 452

ISBN-13: 9780253343697

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The 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.