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The Lake Shore Electric Railway Story

By: Herbert H. Harwood, Jr.,Robert S. Korach

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The Lake Shore Electric Railway Story

By: Herbert H. Harwood, Jr.,Robert S. Korach

From 1901 to 1938 the Lake Shore Electric claimed to be—and was considered by many—"The Greatest Electric Railway in the United States." It followed the shore of Lake Erie, connecting Cleveland and Toledo with a high-speed, limited-stop service and pioneered a form of intermodal transportation three decades before the rest of the industry. To millions of people the bright orange electric cars were an economical and comfortable means of escaping the urban mills and shops or the humdrum of rural life. In summers during the glory years there were never enough cars to handle the crowds. After reaching its peak in the early 1920s, however, the Lake Shore Electric suffered the fate of most of its sister lines: it was now competing with automobiles, trucks, and buses and could not rival them in convenience. 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.

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Indiana University Press

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025301770X

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9780253017703

The Railroad That Never Was

Vanderbilt, Morgan, and the South Pennsylvania Railroad

By: Herbert H. Harwood

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The Railroad That Never Was

Vanderbilt, Morgan, and the South Pennsylvania Railroad

By: Herbert H. Harwood

This account of a doomed enterprise is “an important contribution to both rail and road history, as well as to business history”—photos and maps included (The Lexington Quarterly). Stretching over two hundred miles through Pennsylvania’s most challenging mountain terrain, the South Pennsylvania Railroad would form the heart of a new trunk line, from the East Coast to Pittsburgh and the Midwest. Conceived in 1881 by William H. Vanderbilt, Andrew Carnegie, and a group of Pittsburgh and Philadelphia industrialists, it was intended to break the rival Pennsylvania Railroad’s near-monopoly in the region. But the line was within a year of opening when J.P. Morgan brokered a peace treaty that aborted the project and helped bolster his position in the world of finance. The railroad right of way and its tunnels would sit idle for sixty years—before coming to life in the late 1930s as the original section of the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Based on original letters, documents, diaries, and newspaper reports, The Railroad That Never Was uncovers the truth behind this mysterious railway, one of the most infamous construction projects of the late nineteenth century.

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Indiana University Press

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0253001552

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9780253001559

Royal Blue Line

The Classic B&O Train Between Washington and New York

By: Herbert H. Harwood

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Royal Blue Line

The Classic B&O Train Between Washington and New York

By: Herbert H. Harwood

Herbert H. Harwood, Jr., recounts the 70-year history of the B & O's showcase service. Generously illustrated with over 250 evocative photographs, advertisements, menus, timetables, and maps, Royal Blue Line vividly recalls America's most regal railway journey.

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JHU Press

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0801870615

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9780801870613

Invisible Giants

The Empires of Cleveland's Van Sweringen Brothers

By: Herbert H. Harwood

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Invisible Giants

The Empires of Cleveland's Van Sweringen Brothers

By: Herbert H. Harwood

A comprehensive biography of the rise of the famous railroad barons who developed Shaker Heights, Ohio. Invisible Giants is the Horatio Alger-esque tale of a pair of reclusive Cleveland brothers, Oris Paxton and Mantis James Van Sweringen, who rose from poverty to become two of the most powerful men in America. They controlled the country’s largest railroad system—a network of track reaching from the Atlantic to Salt Lake City and from Ontario to the Gulf of Mexico. On the eve of the Great Depression they were close to controlling the country’s first coast-to-coast rail system—a goal that still eludes us. They created the model upper-class suburb of Shaker Heights, Ohio, with its unique rapid transit access. They built Cleveland’s landmark Terminal Tower and its innovative “city within a city” complex. Indisputably, they created modern Cleveland. Yet beyond a small, closely knit circle, the bachelor Van Sweringen brothers were enigmas. Their actions were aggressive, creative, and bold, but their manner was modest, mild, and retiring. Dismissed by many as mere shoestring financial manipulators, they created enduring works, which remain strong today. The Van Sweringen story begins in early-twentieth-century Cleveland suburban real estate and reaches its zenith in the heady late 1920s, amid the turmoil of national transportation power politics and unprecedented empire-building. As the Great Depression destroyed many of their fellow financiers, the “Vans” survived through imaginative stubbornness—until tragedy ended their careers almost simultaneously. Invisible Giants is the first comprehensive biography of these two remarkable if mysterious men.

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Indiana University Press

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0253110602

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Baltimore Streetcars

The Postwar Years

By: Herbert H. Harwood

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Baltimore Streetcars

The Postwar Years

By: Herbert H. Harwood

Herbert H. Harwood here gives us a glorious picture of Baltimore in the heyday of the streetcar, combining the story of lines and equipment with a nostalgic view of Baltimore when so many of her people relied on street railways. From the late 1800s through World War II, streetcars transported Baltimore's population to and from work, play, and just about everything else. Bankers and clerks, factory workers and managers, domestics, schoolchildren, shoppers, all rode side-by-side on the streetcars regardless of economic status, level of education, or ethnic background. In a city where residences and schools were segregated, streetcar passengers sat wherever they could. In addition to being a truly democratic institution, streetcars considerably influenced Baltimore's physical growth, enabling families to live farther than ever before from workplaces and thus encouraging early suburbs. Despite rising competition from the private automobile, streetcars remained the mainstay of Baltimore's public transportation system until after World War II, when gas rationing ended and family cars multiplied. Environmentally friendly and for the most part comfortable and reliable, streetcars also had their peculiar charm. Today some people in Baltimore miss them.

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0801871905

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Baltimore Streetcars

The Postwar Years

By: Herbert H. Harwood

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The Postwar Years

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Royal Blue Line

The Classic B&O Train Between Washington and New York

By: Herbert H. Harwood

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The Classic B&O Train Between Washington and New York

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The Railroad That Never Was

Vanderbilt, Morgan, and the South Pennsylvania Railroad

By: Herbert H. Harwood

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Invisible Giants

The Empires of Cleveland's Van Sweringen Brothers

By: Herbert H. Harwood

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The Empires of Cleveland's Van Sweringen Brothers

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The Lake Shore Electric Railway Story

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The Railroad That Never Was

The Railroad That Never Was

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Invisible Giants

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The Railroad That Never Was

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