Streetcars of New Orleans, The
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.13 (533 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1565545680 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-12-03 |
| Language | : | English |
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"The Quintessential Transit Book" according to Michael Strauch. Authors Charlton and Hennick wrote a masterpiece. This is the Bible for New Orleans streetcar history, with many facts, anecdotes, maps, and photographs. Every era up to 1965 is covered: the rise, heyday, and fall of animal, steam, and electric traction in Louisiana's largest city. It fills a gap in transit information by taking us beyond the famed St. Charles line.. "Fun gift for New Orleanians" according to Roadrunner. This is the definitive history of the streetcar in New Orleans. It would really be of interest only to New Orleanians as it is filled with arcane data only a native would understand. The book contains many old photographs and route maps. Especially of interest to this native Uptowner were the route maps and history of the Uptown routes and photos of the old streetcars and streetcar barns. My octogenarian parents thoroughly enjoyed this book.The book itself is about Fun gift for New Orleanians Roadrunner This is the definitive history of the streetcar in New Orleans. It would really be of interest only to New Orleanians as it is filled with arcane data only a native would understand. The book contains many old photographs and route maps. Especially of interest to this native Uptowner were the route maps and history of the Uptown routes and photos of the old streetcars and streetcar barns. My octogenarian parents thoroughly enjoyed this book.The book itself is about 40 years old and a little musty. It would be nice if someone wrote an upd. 0 years old and a little musty. It would be nice if someone wrote an upd. A very complete essay of New Orleans city electric rail travel from it's humble beginning Where the routes ran. The progression of the system from mule drawn cars to modern electric coaches, STILL being used in the city. This was purchased for one of the engineers who maintained the "street car" system to fill him in on what transpired during the evolution of the rail public transport system in New Orleans. I luckily have one of the first limited editions of this book. Remarkable photographs of New Orleans during this period of development. It was run then by "New Orleans Public Service, Inc.", known as :NOPSI. Travel across
Also includedis a special section on the types of cars that were used throughout the tractionera.Authors Hennick and Charlton alsohave collaborated on a companion volume to this work, Street Railways ofLouisiana , also published by Pelican.. This extensively illustrated,240-page volume documents the long and colorful history of streetcartransportation in the city of New Orleans.This reprint of a 1965 volume,written by the two leading authorities on the subject, represents the completework on the subject of New Orleans traction and urban railways. Featured aresections on early city transportation, and the golden era of electric traction(1893-1926), along with technical aspects, trackage, and mileage routes.A series of maps pinpoints, fortraction enthusiasts, the locations of tracks no longer extant and providesinformation on companies that once operated the network of rails