Edmondson avenue and ellicott city electric railway company vs alcinda m. It followed the shore of lake erie, connecting cleveland and toledo with a highspeed, limitedstop service and pioneered a form of intermodal transportation three decades before the rest of the industry. Includes photographs of the cars, stops, hardware, ephemra and time tables. Created by electric railway pioneer chas vandepoele, it competed for local. Lake shore electric railway, delves into tales of heroic conductors, the shaping of our suburban landscape and an industry that profited off building amusement parks and bringing electric lights to our. The line is undulating and passes through areas of scenic beauty. This little 4wheel electric locomotive only ran for two years, but it had a rich and colorful history. Scholastic year in sports 2019 by james buckley jr.
The north pacific coast railroad npc was a common carrier 3 ft 914 mm narrowgauge steam railroad begun in 1874 and sold in 1902 to new owners who renamed it the north shore railroad california nsr and which rebuilt the southern section into a standardgauge electric railway the npc operated in the northern california counties of marin and sonoma that carried redwood lumber, local. The charter allowed for the building of an electric railroad from biddeford, through the towns of kennebunkport and wells, to york beach. In looking for a starting date for the shore line electric railway, mrs. Lake shore electric railway trestle cleveland metroparks. The shore line trolley museum, its collection of street railway vehicles, and the existing mile and a half long segment of the branford electric railway are all listed on the national register of historic places as the branford electric railway historic district. The course will cover the mechanical aspects of trolley car operation, railway rules and safety, history, and visitor interaction. Shoreline aquatic park piers long beach page 3 of 3. The shore line trolley museum was incorporated as the branford electric railway association in. Lake shore electric railway, ohio images of rail series. The derby locomotive at the shore line trolley museum is a memorial to charles rufus harte. By 1910, electric trains were running between everett in snohomish county to the north and tacoma in pierce county to the south. History of the line from 1891 to its demise in 1963.
Aroostook valley railroad, heseltine and robertson, robertson books, 1987. Lake shore electric railways interurban rail cars youtube. Construction plan room las vegas construction notebook. That so little remains of the lake shore electric in lorain is ironic given the high level of activity in the city during the interurban era.
The south shore line is a commuter rail line operated by the northern indiana commuter transportation district nictd between millennium station in downtown chicago and the south bend international airport in south bend, indiana. The shore line electric railway was a trolley line along the southern coastline of connecticut, running between new haven and old saybrook with additional branches to chester and stony creek. Internet archive bookreader electric railway journal. The manx electric railway is an electric interurban tramway connecting douglas, laxey and ramsey in the isle of man. Collections the shore line trolley museum operated by the. Created in 1901 from the merger of four smaller railways, the lake shore electric became renowned for its big, luxurious cars, and fast service between cleveland, toledo, and detroit. A century along the branford electric railway, part 1 on july 31 st 1900, amidst no particular fanfare or ceremony, the museums historic line opened.
Transportation volume, part 1 the shore line electric railway company. Ube110, the shore line electric railway company, cera, 2007. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Railroad electrification in the united states wikipedia. The derby locomotive at the shore line trolley museum is a. Museum history the shore line trolley museum operated by. Railroad electrification in the united states began at the turn of the 20th century and comprised many different systems in many different geographical areas, few of which were connected. In 1895 this streetcar system was succeeded by the bluff city electric interurban street railway, which originally extended the waukegan operation to north chicagos 10th street. Railroad commissary interurban railroad books catalog. Extra heavy matte paper cover have title and vintage photo on front cover with route map on back cover. The district was nominated to the register in 1983. A century along the branford electric railway, part 1.
Shore line electric railway abutment over valley railroad in essex, december 2016. Capable of speeds greater than 30 miles an hour, the interurban was the prime method of transport for shoreline commuters and small farmers for almost 30 years. The shore line trolley museums vehicle collection is diverse both in terms of. Volunteer trolley operator training course the course for becoming. At its heigh, this extensive 90mile network of crosscountry trolley lines, operating largely over private rightofway, extended from. A local history book released this month, images of rail. The shore line trolley museum, located in east haven, connecticut, is the oldest operating trolley museum in the united states. To use the entire page scan as a placeholder, edit this page and replace missing image with raw imageshore line electric railway predecessor companies 1961. An image should appear at this position in the text. Construction notebook construction notebook is your one stop source for construction related news and information. According to warren wing in, these cars were purchased new by fred sander. Although the trolleys of new york city are no more, many of the cars that appeared on city streets until the mid1950s can be found at the shoreline trolley museum in east haven, connecticut. The seattleeverett interurban railway routes, then and now. Indeed, although it is presumed that the first car left short beach at 6.
It connects with the douglas bay horse tramway at its southern terminus at derby castle at the northern end of the promenade in douglas, and with the snaefell mountain railway at laxey. Dispatch series available as single copies and bundle sets please contact us if you are interested in any dispatch orders for delivery outside of the united states shore line produces special publications through its dispatch series publications in the dispatch series are topics that are too large for an article, but not necessarily large enough to be a book. A charter for the atlantic shore line electric railroad was first issued in march 1893 by the maine legislature. The lake shore electric railway story by herbert h.
Project muse the lake shore electric railway story. Photograph shows three railway cars sitting on the tracks. Lake shore electric railway, delves into tales of heroic conductors, the shaping of our suburban landscape and an industry that profited off building amusement parks and bringing electric lights to our hometowns. Lse french creek arch bridge lorain county, ohio built 1905. The route included a fourmile overwater trestle just off the samish bay shoreline, which gave the interurban the nickname the. The museum includes exhibits on trolley history in the visitors center and offers rides on restored trolleys along its 1. Cera reprinted two of his electric railway historical society books earlier. Cera chicago blog central electric railfans association. A book for students, electrical and mechanical engineers, superintendents of motive power and others by edward parris burch, first published in 1911, is a rare manuscript, the original residing in one of the great libraries of the world. Building the branford electric railway the shore line trolley. In 1945, several electric railway enthusiasts realized that trolleys were on the way out, being replaced by buses as the prime method of urban mass transit. Local authors release book on the lake shore electric railway publisher.
The shore line electric railway was a trolley line along the southern coastline of connecticut. Plant was a multimillionaire who gained his fortune the old fashioned way he inherited it from his father. Maryland state archives, baltimore county circuit court. Local authors release book on the lake shore electric railway. Apr 15, 2016 pacific electric interurban car on the shoreline. Collections the shore line trolley museum operated by. Santa on the trolley is almost here the shore line. Replaced by a road bridge 2009 closedspandrel arch bridge over french creek on lake shore electric railway replaced. We proudly work with our short line connections so we can move your goods to almost any north american location, even beyond the reach of our own rail network. Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1.
From 1901 to 1938 the lake shore electric claimed to beand was considered by manythe greatest electric railway in the united states. The shore line electric railway paperback june 1, 2003 by o. Ruth beers arnold was asked, off the top of your head could you tell when the trolley first. Created by electric railway pioneer chas vandepoele, it competed for local freight against the mighty steam locomotive. The south shore trains travel from south bend to millennium station in chicago with 20 stations along the way, including local stations in hammond, gary and east chicago. This book is a reproduction of that original, which has been scanned and cleaned by stateoftheart publishing tools. The seattleeverett interurban railway routes, then and now produced by frederick bird, 2000 two american car company interurbans photographed by asahel curtis in 1907.
Our reporting staff works closely with owners, architects, developers, contractors, subcontractors and government agencies to report detailed information on jobs from multimillion dollar commercial projects to individual custom homes. The bellingham and skagit interurban was an electric railway that operated on a picturesque 27mile route between bellingham in whatcom county and mount vernon in skagit county for 18 years between 1912 and 1930. However, with the increasing popularity of buses and personal automobiles that arose in the 1920s, the railway began losing money. It was founded to preserve the heritage of the trolley car. Learn more about our short line connections across north america, including the services these railroads provide and the territories they cover. During your stay in the south shore, you can easily take a daytrip into chicago by taking advantage of the south shore train, an affordable and stressfree way to travel. The first decade of the 20th century was the peak of the electric railway era, and ohio was the nations leader, boasting more railway companies and more miles of. Construction of the shoreline electric railway company power house began in 1908 and was completed by 1910 with financing from morton f. Lorain and the lake shore electric were immensely important to each other in the early years, but once the railway ceased operations the continuing progress of the city wiped out much of what was left.
In october 1899, articles of association were filed for the atlantic shore line railway by a group which included officers of the. Shoreline aquatic park piers long beach ride the big red cars, spencer crump, 1970, and long beach press, june 26, 1902 with the extension of the pacific electric railway into the area in 1902 both tourism and the citys population boomed it was the nations fastest growing city during the decade 19001910. Lost deck plate girder bridge over cahoon creek on lake shore electric railway removed. Started in 1901, the lake shore electric railway company once carried over five million passengers a year along lake eries shoreline. 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.
Despite this situation, these systems shared a small number of common reasons for electrification. Van depoele library and archives electric city trolley. Dispatch series welcome to the shore line interurban. Three car train, shore line electric ry library of congress. Unlike most trolley lines in new england, the shore line electric was a true interurban, running large railway style cars largely on a private rightofway rather than on public streets. The shoreline electric railway and the great north branford. Savage photo, donald duke collection, pacific electric railway historical society collection.
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