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Philadelphia's streetcar heritage / Kenneth C. Springirth.
Lippincott Library HE4211 .S66 2019
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Springirth, Kenneth C., author.
- Series:
- America through time
- America through time, adding color to America history
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cable cars (Streetcars)--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History--Pictorial works.
- Cable cars (Streetcars).
- Street-railroads--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History--Pictorial works.
- Street-railroads.
- Trolley buses--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History--Pictorial works.
- Trolley buses.
- Electric railroads--Cars--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History--Pictorial works.
- Electric railroads.
- Urban transportation--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History--Pictorial works.
- Urban transportation.
- Electric railroads--Cars.
- Philadelphia history--Pictorial works.
- Philadelphia history.
- History.
- Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
- Genre:
- History.
- Pictorial works.
- Illustrated works.
- Physical Description:
- 128 pages : chiefly illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- [Charleston. S.C.] : America Through Time, Adding Color to America History, 2019.
- Summary:
- "Philadelphia's Streetcar Heritage is a photographic essay of the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, streetcar system. The first electric streetcar line in Philadelphia opened in 1892 and quickly replaced horsecar service by 1897. Streetcar lines were merged into the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company (PRT) in 1902 to achieve a unified system. There were 1,500 new streetcars purchased by 1913, which was the largest fleet of standardized streetcars ever purchased by one transit company. Ridership dropped during the Depression, and PRT reorganized as the Philadelphia Transportation Company (PTC) in 1940. After National City Lines (NCL) obtained control of PTC in 1955, many streetcar lines became bus operated. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) acquired PTC in 1968. The overhaul of 112 Presidents' Conference Committee (PCC) cars began in 1979. Kawasaki Heavy Industries built 112 streetcars (light rail vehicles) for the subway surface lines. With buses taking over Route 15 (Girard Avenue) in 1992, only five subway surface lines remained. SEPTA restored Route 15 streetcar service in 2005 using Brookville Equipment Corporation rebuilt PCCII cars. Philadelphia's Streetcar Heritage documents the city's streetcars, including Fairmount Park Trolleys and trackless trolleys."--Back cover
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 From PTC to SEPTA
- ch. 2 Routes 6 and 10
- ch. 3 Routes 11 and 13
- ch. 4 Route 15 and 23
- ch. 5 Routes 34 and 36
- ch. 6 Routes 47 and 50
- ch. 7 Routes 53 and 56
- ch. 8 Routes 60 and 62
- ch. 9 Work Cars
- ch. 10 Trackless Trolleys
- ch. 11 Fairmount Park Trolleys.
- ISBN:
- 9781634991483
- 1634991486
- OCLC:
- 1090893152
- Publisher Number:
- 99988546126
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