Streetcar Building in Ohio (Railroads Past and Present)
Category: built to move
At the beginning of the 20th century, the street railway industry was one of the largest in the nation. Ohio served as one of the street railway industry's greatest centers of manufacturing, with several large streetcar systems, especially in Cleveland and Cincinnati, and more interurban tracks than any other state in the union. Built to Move Millions examines the manufacture of streetcars and interurbans within the state of Ohio between 1900 and 1940. Once ubiquitously visible on the city streets, by mid-century the streetcar was nothing more than a distant memory. The book addresses Ohio companies that manufactured the various components that went into these vehicles, in addition to discussing the five major car builders that were active in the state during this period.
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| Attribute | Value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| publisher | Indiana University Press; Illustrated edition (April 17, 2008) | ||||
| language | English | ||||
| hardcover | 312 pages | ||||
| isbn_10 | 0253221811 | ||||
| isbn_13 | 978-0253349859 | ||||
| reading_age | 18 years and up | ||||
| item_weight | 1.8 pounds | ||||
| dimensions | 7.2 x 1 x 10.2 inches | ||||
| best_sellers_rank | #3,513,011 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #473 in Mass Transit (Books) #1,635 in History of Railroads #71,835 in U.S. State & Local History | ||||
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