Brooklyn Streetcars (Images of Rail: New York)
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| Rating | : | 4.82 (975 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0738557617 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 128 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-11-02 |
| Language | : | English |
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About the Author In Brooklyn Streetcars, Michael Schreiber, librarian at the Branford Electric Railway Association and editor of this volume, documents the changes in the streetcar lines throughout the railway’s history in Brooklyn. . Lonto, and Frank Pfuhler. Watson, Arthur J. The vintage images come from the association’s archives as well as the private collections of Edward B
Watson, Arthur J. . In Brooklyn Streetcars, Michael Schreiber, librarian at the Branford Electric Railway Association and editor of this volume, documents the changes in the streetcar lines throughout the railway’s history in Brooklyn. The vintage images come from the association’s archives as well as the private collections of Edward
"Incredible Tour of Brooklyn by Trolley!" according to Jeffrey Ornstein. This recent edition of Arcadia's Images of Rail series takes you on a magnificent tour of New York's most populous borough by street railway.Students of New York's transit history may also know that this isn't the first publication on the subject. Back in the 1980's, James C. Greller published "Brooklyn Trolleys", which in its own right, is also an excellent book. Whereas the Greller book focuses on the different car types that roamed the streets of Brooklyn, the Arcadia book takes you on a historical tour of Kings County from far-flung Norton's. R. MARKS said GREAT FOR TROLLEY FANS. This book is filled with rare photos of trolley cars in Brooklyn. It's great for people who grew up in Brooklyn, especially if they are old enough to remember some of the trolley lines or if they just want to see what Brooklyn looked like back then. If you are not from Brooklyn, but a trolley fan in general, you would like seeing the images of what was once one of the major trolley systems in this country. It's a worthwhile addition to any collection of publications on streetcars and rapid transit operations.. Donald M O'Hanley said BROOKLYN'S BEST DAYS. Brooklyn was once served by the second largest street railway system in the United States. The Brooklyn Rapid Transit system and successor Brooklyn & Queens Transit Corporation strived to provide the best in frequent, safe and comfortable surface transportation for their millions of daily patrons. This book is a wonderful pictorial introduction to Brooklyn when the electric streetcar was "king of the road." It divides the system into different areas or neighborhoods and illustrates the diversity of the borough when the trolleys were urban, subur
From its first introduction, Brooklyn had one of the nation’s largest urban transit systems. The lines were introduced here several years before they were brought to larger cities, such as Baltimore, Boston, and Philadelphia, demonstrating the city’s modernization and ingenuity. In the summer of 1854, the Brooklyn City Railroad opened four separate streetcar lines. With the advent of streetcars, the population in Brooklyn grew from about 139,000 to over 2.5 million by the time streetcars were retired. The street railway blended mobility with innovation, prompting one-third of New York City’s population to call Brooklyn home.