Detroit's Streetcar Heritage - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Detroit's Streetcar Heritage write by Kenneth C. Springirth. This book was released on 2018. Detroit's Streetcar Heritage available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "America Through Time is an imprint of Fonthill Media LLC. Published by Arcadia Publishing by arrangement with Fonthill Media LLC."--Title page verso.
Philadelphia's Streetcar Heritage
Philadelphia's Streetcar Heritage - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Philadelphia's Streetcar Heritage write by Kenneth C. Springirth. This book was released on 2019. Philadelphia's Streetcar Heritage available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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.
Chrysler Heritage
Chrysler Heritage - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Chrysler Heritage write by Michael W. R. Davis. This book was released on 2001. Chrysler Heritage available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Looks at the history of the Chrysler Corporation through a collection of vintage photographs.
The Great Northern Railway Through Time
The Great Northern Railway Through Time - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Great Northern Railway Through Time write by Dale Peterka. This book was released on 2016-05-19. The Great Northern Railway Through Time available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The Great Northern Railway Through Time takes us on a tour of the American Northwest―the last American frontier―from St. Paul, Minnesota, to Seattle, Washington. The Great Northern opened up the Dakotas, Montana, Idaho, the dramatic Cascade Mountains of Washington and the Continental Divide at Marias Pass. President James J. Hill intended the Great Northern to be a freight hauling road, but tourists riding on the GN's premier passenger train, The Empire Builder were delighted by the prairie, the farmland, the Big Sky Country, the mountains, and Glacier National Park. The G.N.'s reputation grew. Today, Amtrak's Empire Builder traverses the same territory. The Great Northern Railway Through Time presents photos taken over the course of seventy five years by photographers of the era. The author has provided ample photo captions pointing out features that have changed over the years and features that have stayed the same. The early photos are fresh―never before published. The more recent shots were made by twenty of America's finest rail enthusiast photographers.
Detroit's Mount Olivet Cemetery
Detroit's Mount Olivet Cemetery - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Detroit's Mount Olivet Cemetery write by Cecile Wendt Jensen. This book was released on 2006. Detroit's Mount Olivet Cemetery available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Mount Olivet was the second Catholic cemetery developed by the Mount Elliott Cemetery Association. Now surrounded by city, Mount Olivet was nestled in the countryside when it opened in 1888. Directions in 1900 instructed visitors to reach the cemetery via train or electric streetcar. Round-trip was 35¢ on the Grand Trunk Railroad. The varied backgrounds of those buried in the consecrated ground at Mount Olivet reflect the surge in immigration to the city that spanned the early 20th century. Belgian, German, Italian, and Polish cultural, business, and political leaders are buried here. Each group clustered near its own Catholic parish and had its own funeral directors, photographers, and florists: Our Lady of Sorrows (Belgian), St. Joseph (German), San Francesco (Italian), and St. Albertus (Polish). Funeral directors included Charles Verheyden (Belgian), Frank J. Calcaterra (Italian), and Joseph Kulwicki (Polish), who officiated at the first burial at the cemetery. Military burials range from Civil War soldiers to those who fought in Vietnam. The cemetery is graced with beautiful marble and granite statuary and unique mausoleums designed by noted architects and featuring stained-glass windows. The Mount Elliott Cemetery Association provides perpetual care for Mount Olivet Cemetery and four sister cemeteries: Mount Elliott, Resurrection, All Saints, and Guardian Angel.
