The Lake Shore Electric Railway Story
Title | The Lake Shore Electric Railway Story PDF eBook |
Author | Herbert H. Harwood, Jr. |
Publisher | Indiana University Press |
Pages | 321 |
Release | 2015-09-14 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 025301770X |
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.
Lake Shore Electric Railway
Title | Lake Shore Electric Railway PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas J. Patton |
Publisher | Arcadia Publishing |
Pages | 132 |
Release | 2009-04-20 |
Genre | Transportation |
ISBN | 143962125X |
The Lake Shore Electric Railway commenced operation in 1893 on the north coast of Ohio, providing transportation to Cleveland, Lorain, Sandusky, Toledo, and on to Detroit, Michigan. The Lake Shore Electric Railway connected with many other electric railroads to offer a comprehensive quilt of transportation. This allowed increased commerce, ease of transportation, and access for the industrial-era family to visit such recreation spots as Linwood, Crystal Beach, Avon Beach Park, Mitiwanga, Rye Beach, Ruggles Grove and Beach, and Cedar Point, among others. An unimaginable feat in the late 1800s, the Lake Shore Electric could travel from Lorain to Cleveland (approximately 30 miles) in under one hour, making the railway a huge success. Unfortunately this success only lasted about 40 years.
The Lake Shore Electric Railway Company and Subsidiaries
Title | The Lake Shore Electric Railway Company and Subsidiaries PDF eBook |
Author | Lake Shore Electric Railway Company |
Publisher | |
Pages | 7 |
Release | 1928* |
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Lake Shore Electric Railway Company
Title | Lake Shore Electric Railway Company PDF eBook |
Author | Lake Shore Electric Railway Company |
Publisher | |
Pages | 1 |
Release | 191? |
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Lake Shore Electric Railway, 1893-1938
Title | Lake Shore Electric Railway, 1893-1938 PDF eBook |
Author | Harry Christiansen |
Publisher | |
Pages | 92 |
Release | 1963 |
Genre | Street-railroads |
ISBN |
New Lake Shore Electric
Title | New Lake Shore Electric PDF eBook |
Author | Harry Christiansen |
Publisher | |
Pages | 204 |
Release | 1978 |
Genre | Electric railroads |
ISBN |
"Full story of the Lake Shore Electric, Detroit, Monroe & Toledo; Eastern Michigan - Toledo; Lima Route; and even the Put-in-Bay trolleys. Plus Toledo street cars!" --cover
The Electric Interurban Railways in America
Title | The Electric Interurban Railways in America PDF eBook |
Author | George Woodman Hilton |
Publisher | Stanford University Press |
Pages | 500 |
Release | 1964 |
Genre | Transportation |
ISBN | 9780804740142 |
One of the most colorful yet neglected eras in American transportation history is re-created in this definitive history of the electric interurbans. Built with the idea of attracting short-distance passenger traffic and light freight, the interurbans were largely constructed in the early 1900s. The rise of the automobile and motor transport caused the industry to decline after World War I, and the depression virtually annihilated the industry by the middle 1930s. Part I describes interurban construction, technology, passenger and freight traffic, financial history, and final decline and abandonment. Part II presents individual histories (with route maps) of the more than 300 companies of the interurban industry. Reviews "A first-rate work of such detail and discernment that it might well serve as a model for all corporate biographies. . . . A wonderfully capable job of distillation." Trains "Few economic, social, and business historians can afford to miss this definitive study." Mississippi Valley Historical Review "All seekers after nostalgia will be interested in this encyclopedic volume on the days when the clang, clang of the trolley was the most exciting travel sound the suburbs knew." Harper's Magazine "A fascinating and instructive chapter in the history of American transportation." Journal of Economic History "The hint that behind the grand facade of scholarship lies an expanse of boyish enthusiasm is strengthened by a lovingly amassed and beautifully reproduced collection of 37 photographs." The Nation