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FAIRCHILD, C. B.
Street Railways their Construction, Operation and Maintenance - A Practical Handbook for Street Railway Men [1892]
Classic handbook on American tramways at the end of the nineteenth century. Covers all aspects, including traction, car building, track construction and operational rules. Illustrated throughout with fine woodcut drawings.
PATTON, Brian
The Development of the Modern Tram
Large format detailed survey of modern worldwide tram development, illustrated throughout. Chapters cover each tram type with descriptions of operations in each country.
PESCHKES, Robert
World Gazetteer of Tram, Trolleybus and Rapid Transit Systems
Part Four: North America
PETERSON, Art
Classic Railroad Scenes - 43 Years of Rare Color Photographs
Album of color photographs featuring urban and small town railroads, streetcars and trolleys buses across the United States and Canada. Taken from the 1940s to the 1980s with each image presented on a single page with caption and details on facing page.
PLACHNO, Larry
The Longest Interurban Charter
Account of a 1910 chartered interurban car which travelled 2,000 miles from Utica, New York State, to Louisville, Kentucky, including Detroit and Indianapolis. Photographs throughout.
STEVENS, John R. (ed.)
Pioneers of Electric Railroading - Their Story in Words and Pictures
Headlights Volumes 51 & 52
Study of the first electric traction and tramways and their developers at the end of the nineteenth century. Coverage is world-wide, illustrated with photographs and diagrams.
SWAN, Christopher
Cable Car
Description of the workings of San Fancisco cable cars, illustrated throughout with photographs and detailed technical drawings.