Pittsburgh Streamlined Trolleys (Images of Rail) by Kenneth Springirth

Pittsburgh Streamlined Trolleys (Images of Rail) by Kenneth Springirth

Pittsburgh Streamlined Trolleys covers the history of the trolley car system that once had the third largest fleet of Presidents' Conference Committee trolley cars in North America. Pittsburgh Railways Company was very innovative and constantly made design improvements in its trolley cars. This led to increased ridership, as these streamlined trolleys were quiet, fast, and had comfortable seating. With the increased use of automobiles, ridership declined. After the Port Authority of Allegheny County took over Pittsburgh Railways, most of the trolley routes were abandoned. However, a number of trolleys were refurbished with paint schemes that included psychedelic commercial advertising and community messages. The last runs of these trolleys occurred in 1999, and new light rail vehicles are now in service.

Springirth, Kenneth C.: - Kenneth C. Springirth, author of Greater Erie Trolleys, Johnstown Trolleys and Incline, and Pittsburgh Streamlined Trolleys, has a vested interest in rail history, as his father was a trolley car motorman in Philadelphia and his grandfather was a motorman in Washington, D.C. A native of Philadelphia and a 1957 graduate of Lansdowne Aldan High School, Springirth commuted by trolley to attend classes at Drexel Institute of Technology. He has walked the lines, photographed, and ridden trolley cars in the United States and around the world.

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ISBN 13	9780738549415
ISBN 10	073854941X
Title	Pittsburgh Streamlined Trolleys (Images of Rail)
Author	Kenneth Springirth
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Arcadia Publishing
Year published	2006-11-29
Number of pages	128
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