The System of Wire-cable Railways for Cities and Towns
Author : National Cable Railway Company
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Page : 90 pages
File Size : 19,89 MB
Release : 1887
Category : Electric railroads
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Author : National Cable Railway Company
Publisher :
Page : 90 pages
File Size : 19,89 MB
Release : 1887
Category : Electric railroads
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Author : Cable Railway Company, San Francisco
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Page : 82 pages
File Size : 43,57 MB
Release : 1881
Category : Railroads, Cable
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Author : Stanford University. Libraries
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Page : 256 pages
File Size : 11,92 MB
Release : 1895
Category : Railroads
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Author : Pacific Cable Railway Company
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 59 pages
File Size : 35,50 MB
Release : 2007-08-27
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1430328924
In 1873, the first cable railway in the United States began operation in San Francisco. In subsequent years, the Clay Street Railroad was joined by many other operators throughout the U.S.A., including systems in New York and Los Angeles. The rise of the electric trolley made most cable car systems obsolete. Today, the only street cable car system in operation is the historic San Francisco Municipal Railway. Originally published in 1887, this prospectus was prepared by patent holders in hopes of attracting additional operators and investors. The document describes the cable car system and its operation in text, diagrams and photographs, and presents a detailed list of patents. This easy-to-read reprint is presented in format, sightly larger than the original. However, care has been taken to preserve the integrity of the text.
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Page : 606 pages
File Size : 33,14 MB
Release : 1910
Category : Electric railroads
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Author : United States. Census Office
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Page : 628 pages
File Size : 21,77 MB
Release : 1910
Category : Electric railroads
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Author : David O. Whitten
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 538 pages
File Size : 47,70 MB
Release : 1997-04-22
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 156750972X
The second volume in the Handbook of American Business History series, this book offers concise histories of extractive, manufacturing, and service industries as well as extensive bibliographic essays pointing to the leading sources on each industry and bibliographic checklists. Supplementing other bibliographic materials in business history, this volume provides researchers with a much needed path through the vast array of material available in the library and on the Internet. Indicating which resources to check and which to bypass, the book is a guide to a sometimes overwhelming amount of information. Each of the book's chapters provides a concise industry history, beginning with the industry's rise to importance in the U.S. and continuing to the present. The bibliographic essays provide a narrative outline of the leading sources published or made available in archives, libraries, or museum collections since 1971, when Lovett's American Economic and Business History Information Sources was published. Each discussion concludes with a bibliographic checklist of the titles mentioned in the essay as well as other titles. In a rapidly expanding information society, researchers, teachers, and students may be easily overwhelmed by the exhaustive material available in print and electronically. What is useful and what can be ignored is a strategic question, and few know where to begin. This book provides a guide.
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Page : 726 pages
File Size : 17,63 MB
Release : 1892
Category : Electrical engineering
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Page : 394 pages
File Size : 49,18 MB
Release : 1891
Category : Electrical engineering
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Author : National Cable Railway Company
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,23 MB
Release : 2023-07-18
Category :
ISBN : 9781020168970
The System of Wire-Cable Railways is a comprehensive guide to a revolutionary new form of transportation that was popular in the late 19th century. This book provides detailed explanations and illustrations of the wire-cable railway system, as well as case studies of its implementation in several American cities. It is an essential resource for anyone interested in the history of transportation or urban planning. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.