Pittsburgh Trolley Pictorial
Author : Pennsylvania Railway Museum Association, Inc
Publisher :
Page : 16 pages
File Size : 30,37 MB
Release : 1971
Category : Street-railroads
ISBN :
Author : Pennsylvania Railway Museum Association, Inc
Publisher :
Page : 16 pages
File Size : 30,37 MB
Release : 1971
Category : Street-railroads
ISBN :
Author : Harold A. Smith
Publisher :
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 40,77 MB
Release : 1992-01-01
Category : Pittsburgh (Pa.)
ISBN : 9780915276486
Author : Kenneth C. Springirth
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 35,66 MB
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : 073854941X
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.
Author : Kenneth C. Springirth
Publisher : America Through Time
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 14,35 MB
Release : 2021-11-22
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9781634993715
Author :
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 43,3 MB
Release : 2008-04-01
Category : History
ISBN : 161858670X
Founded on a triangle of land bounded by two mighty rivers, Pittsburgh has a long and storied chapter in American history. Currently the second-largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh grew from a fur-trading post into Steeltown, U.S.A. Its immense steel factories symbolized America’s new forefront in the Industrial Age, even as the smoke and soot from those factories left the city polluted and filthy. After decades of change, Pittsburgh today is considered one of the most livable cities in America. Historic Photos of Pittsburgh examines the growth and change of this important American city. Nearly 200 photographs spanning two centuries have been collected and captioned with compelling text. Rich in historic detail, filled with images of the past, this book captures the power and might of a great industrial city and is a must-have for both historians and the general reader.
Author : Edward Ridolph
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 39,17 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Street-railroads
ISBN : 9781582483795
Author : Pittsburgh Railways Company
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 34,67 MB
Release :
Category : Local transit
ISBN :
This collection contains an undated black and white photograph of motorman Patrick J. Keenan and conductor William Ryan posing next to an Arlington Avenue trolley of the Pittsburgh Railways Company.
Author : Blaine S. Hays
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,20 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Local transit
ISBN : 9780915348459
Transit in the TriangleA Century Look at Pittsburgh Public TransitThis is a two-volume set.Volume I -- 1900-1964ISBN 978-0-915348-45-9Volume II -- The Port Authority Years, 1964-2014ISBN 978-0-915348-53-4A visitor to downtown Pittsburgh in 1960 would have witnessed a scene that had largely disappeared from other major U.S. cities. Streetcars were still rumbling along most of the central business sector's main streets. Operating the system was the Pittsburgh Railways Company. But time was running out for both the company and the streetcars it prized.Transit historians and authors Blaine Hays and James Toman collaborate to chronicle the history of this unique and exciting transit system. The story of the birth and early years of transit in Pittsburgh is presented with more than 350 photos, maps, and illustrations that complement an enthusiastic and thoroughly researched narrative.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 38,25 MB
Release : 1981
Category : Electric railroads
ISBN :
Author : Daniel J. Burns
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 22,28 MB
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : 9780738545141
For centuries, the land at the forks of the Ohio River was known to the Native Americans of western Pennsylvania, but it was not until 1753 that a British officer named George Washington surveyed the area for Gov. Robert Dinwiddie of Virginia. He described the land as well timbered and convenient for building, and with that, the first community at the site of modern-day Pittsburgh was established. Over the next two and a half centuries, Pittsburgh changed from a small settlement in the Pennsylvania wilderness to a city that has flourished because of, and continues to be identified by, its surrounding rivers. The Allegheny, the Ohio, and the Monongahela Rivers have played an inimitable role in the industrial growth of America as they have provided for the movement of coal, lumber, and steel to the Pittsburgh region and beyond. Pittsburghs Rivers highlights the immeasurable contributions these three rivers have made to the area both economically and socially. For centuries, the land at the forks of the Ohio River was known to the Native Americans of western Pennsylvania, but it was not until 1753 that a British officer named George Washington surveyed the area for Gov. Robert Dinwiddie of Virginia. He described the land as well timbered and convenient for building, and with that, the first community at the site of modern-day Pittsburgh was established. Over the next two and a half centuries, Pittsburgh changed from a small settlement in the Pennsylvania wilderness to a city that has flourished because of, and continues to be identified by, its surrounding rivers. The Allegheny, the Ohio, and the Monongahela Rivers have played an inimitable role in the industrial growth of America as they have provided for the movement of coal, lumber, and steel to the Pittsburgh region and beyond. Pittsburghs Rivers highlights the immeasurable contributions these three rivers have made to the area both economically and socially.