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The electric Pullman : a history of the Niles Car & Manufacturing Company / Lawrence A. Brough.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Brough, Lawrence A.
- Series:
- Railroads past and present.
- Railroads past & present
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Electric railroads--Cars--United States--History.
- Electric railroads.
- Railroad cars--United States--History.
- Railroad cars.
- Niles Car & Manufacturing Company.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xi, 113 pages) : illustrations
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Entering an already crowded and established industry, the Niles Car & Manufacturing Company in Ohio began business with surprising success, producing well over 1,000 electric and steam railway cars-cars so durable they rarely needed to be replaced. That durability essentially put the company out of business, and it vanished from the scene as quickly as it had appeared, leaving little behind except its sturdy railway cars. The story of this highly regarded company spans just 16 years, from Niles's incorporation in 1901 to the abandonment of railway car production and sale of the property to
- Contents:
- The curtain rises
- The catalog
- The cars roll out
- The slow decline
- A look back
- Observations
- The survivors.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781299386167
- 1299386164
- 9780253007995
- 0253007992
- OCLC:
- 839521819
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