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Featuring stunning vintage images of trolleys and streetcars, each book celebrates the legacy of electric rail transportation in America through historical images and descriptive captions.

From the famous New Orleans Canal streetcar line to San Francisco's cable cars, from Buffalo's and Baltimore's streetcars and buses, to the lost streetcars in Manhattan, Queen and Long Island, Pittsburgh streamlined trolleys, and Johnstown trolleys and incline, thousands of vintage images give readers an engaging visual tour of the history of electric rail transportation in America.

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Name	Series	Status	State	Price	ISBN
All Aboard: The History of Mass Transportation In Rhode Island All Aboard: The History of Mass Transportation In Rhode Island $21.99 Available state: Rhode Island series: Images of America All Aboard: The History of Mass Transportation in Rhode Island covers the period from the Civil War to the creation of the Rhode Island Publ ...	Images of America	Available	Rhode Island	$21.99	9780738534671
Baltimore's Streetcars and Buses Baltimore's Streetcars and Buses $21.99 Available state: Maryland series: Images of America In the 1850s, Baltimore’s 170,000 residents had few options when it came to getting around town. Before the decade’s end, however, the omnib ...	Images of America	Available	Maryland	$21.99	9780738553696
Brooklyn Streetcars Brooklyn Streetcars $21.99 Available state: New York series: Images of Rail In the summer of 1854, the Brooklyn City Railroad opened four separate streetcar lines. The lines were introduced here several years before ...	Images of Rail	Available	New York	$21.99	9780738557618
Buffalo's Historic Streetcars and Buses Buffalo's Historic Streetcars and Buses $21.99 Available state: New York series: Images of America Buffalo has witnessed the evolution of mass transportation through the decades, from the International Railway Company’s streetcars in 1902 ...	Images of America	Available	New York	$21.99	9780738557502
Cleveland and Its Streetcars Cleveland and Its Streetcars $21.99 Available state: Ohio series: Images of America Cleveland and Its Streetcars takes the reader back to when railway cars dominated the local street scene. The book focuses on the era of 191 ...	Images of America	Available	Ohio	$21.99	9780738539676
Electric Trolleys of Washtenaw County Electric Trolleys of Washtenaw County $21.99 Available state: Michigan series: Images of Rail Electric streetcars and interurbans appeared in Washtenaw County in the 1890s. Evolved from horse-drawn streetcars, electric cars were ideal ...	Images of Rail	Available	Michigan	$21.99	9780738561363
Greater Erie Trolleys Greater Erie Trolleys $21.99 Available state: Pennsylvania series: Images of Rail When the first electric trolley car entered service in Erie in 1889, it revolutionized public transportation in the region. Within a few yea ...	Images of Rail	Available	Pennsylvania	$21.99	9780738539386
Greater Wyoming Valley Trolleys Greater Wyoming Valley Trolleys $21.99 Available state: Pennsylvania series: Images of Rail The Wyoming Valley is nestled among the Endless Mountains in Luzerne County with the scenic Susquehanna River meandering through it. Best kn ...	Images of Rail	Available	Pennsylvania	$21.99	9780738565873
Hartford County Trolleys Hartford County Trolleys $19.99 Available state: Connecticut series: Images of Rail During the golden age of the trolley, Hartford County was crisscrossed with over 200 miles of trolley lines, reaching to all major cities an ...	Images of Rail	Available	Connecticut	$19.99	9780738539300
Hartford Trolleys Hartford Trolleys $19.99 Available state: Connecticut series: Images of Rail By 1908 Hartford had an extensive system of streetcar lines radiating from the city in all directions. The Hartford division of the Connecti ...	Images of Rail	Available	Connecticut	$19.99	9780738536002
Johnstown Trolleys and Incline Johnstown Trolleys and Incline $21.99 Reprinting state: Pennsylvania series: Images of Rail The Johnstown flood on May 31, 1889, virtually demolished the horsecar lines of the Johnstown Passenger Railway Company, resulting in the sy ...	Images of Rail	Reprinting	Pennsylvania	$21.99	9780738545837
Los Angeles Railway Yellow Cars Los Angeles Railway Yellow Cars $21.99 Available state: California series: Images of Rail Local rail-borne transit in Los Angeles began with horsecars in 1874, evolving with cable-powered and later electric-powered passenger vehic ...	Images of Rail	Available	California	$21.99	9780738547916
Los Angeles's Angels Flight Los Angeles's Angels Flight $19.99 Available state: California series: Images of America From 1901 to 1969, Angels Flight was America’s most famous incline railway, familiar from its many appearances on postcards and in pulp fict ...	Images of America	Available	California	$19.99	9780738558127
Lost Trolleys of Queens and Long Island Lost Trolleys of Queens and Long Island $21.99 Available state: New York series: Images of Rail An amazing assortment of electric trolley lines once traversed the towns and villages of Queens and Long Island. With names like Jamaica Cen ...	Images of Rail	Available	New York	$21.99	9780738545264
Manchester Streetcars Manchester Streetcars $19.99 Available state: New Hampshire series: Images of America There was a time when streetcars were a vital part of daily life in Manchester. From 1877 until 1940, horsecars and trolleys glided up and d ...	Images of America	Available	New Hampshire	$19.99	9780738504124
Manhattan's Lost Streetcars Manhattan's Lost Streetcars $21.99 Available state: New York series: Images of Rail By the first quarter of the 20th century, Manhattan had well over 400 miles of streetcar trackage, an investment of several million dollars. ...	Images of Rail	Available	New York	$21.99	9780738538846
McKinney Avenue Trolleys McKinney Avenue Trolleys $21.99 Available state: Texas series: Images of Rail Streetcar lines grew and prospered in Dallas from 1872 until the 1920s. Automobile competition siphoned many of their riders away, but rider ...	Images of Rail	Available	Texas	$21.99	9780738584973
Mountain View Trolley Line Mountain View Trolley Line $21.99 Available state: Pennsylvania series: Postcard History The Mountain View Trolley was established on July 10, 1907, after booming tourism increased the need for transportation between Stroudsburg ...	Postcard History	Available	Pennsylvania	$21.99	9780738557953
New Haven Streetcars New Haven Streetcars $19.99 Available state: Connecticut series: Images of Rail The first street railway began operating in New York City in 1832. New Orleans inaugurated a street railway system in 1835, and most of the ...	Images of Rail	Available	Connecticut	$19.99	9780738512273
New London County Trolleys New London County Trolleys $19.99 Available state: Connecticut series: Images of Rail Railroads were instrumental to the growth of industry in America. Streetcar systems branched off from railroad lines, extending transportati ...	Images of Rail	Available	Connecticut	$19.99	9780738535807
New Orleans: The Canal Streetcar Line New Orleans: The Canal Streetcar Line $21.99 Available state: Louisiana series: Images of America The clanging of a streetcar's bell conjures images of a time when street railways were a normal part of life in the city. Historic Canal Str ...	Images of America	Available	Louisiana	$21.99	9780738516059
Ogden's Trolley District Ogden's Trolley District $21.99 Available state: Utah series: Images of America Descending the hill on Twenty-fifth Street, a streetcar makes its way past the Broom Hotel; to the right, the transition from horse-drawn tr ...	Images of America	Available	Utah	$21.99	9780738595054
Philadelphia Trolleys Philadelphia Trolleys $21.99 Available state: Pennsylvania series: Images of Rail Streetcar service arrived in Philadelphia in the 1850s, shortly after the consolidation of the city. After the Civil War, the horse-drawn om ...	Images of Rail	Available	Pennsylvania	$21.99	9780738512266
Pittsburgh Streamlined Trolleys Pittsburgh Streamlined Trolleys $21.99 Available state: Pennsylvania series: Images of Rail Pittsburgh Streamlined Trolleys covers the history of the trolley car system that once had the third largest fleet of Presidents' Conference ...	Images of Rail	Available	Pennsylvania	$21.99	9780738549415
Portland's Streetcar Lines Portland's Streetcar Lines $21.99 Available state: Oregon series: Images of Rail Portland neighborhoods owe their location, alignment, and growth to a splendid, 19th-century innovation: the streetcar. This city still bear ...	Images of Rail	Available	Oregon	$21.99	9780738581262
Portland's Streetcars Portland's Streetcars $21.99 Available state: Oregon series: Images of Rail Street railways arrived early in Portland and made lasting social and economic contributions that are still apparent in the layout and chara ...	Images of Rail	Available	Oregon	$21.99	9780738531151
Reading Trains and Trolleys Reading Trains and Trolleys $21.99 Available state: Pennsylvania series: Images of Rail Rail transportation has been part of daily life in Reading since the 1830s. Reading Trains and Trolleys portrays the good old days of the Ph ...	Images of Rail	Available	Pennsylvania	$21.99	9780738535142
Sacramento's Streetcars Sacramento's Streetcars $21.99 Available state: California series: Images of Rail Until 1947, Sacramento’s streetcars linked a bustling downtown district with residential neighborhoods, workplaces, and a growing series of ...	Images of Rail	Available	California	$21.99	9780738531472
San Francisco's California Street Cable Cars San Francisco's California Street Cable Cars $19.99 Available state: California series: Images of Rail San Francisco’s internationally recognized cable cars are the symbol of the individual character of a great city. The California Street cabl ...	Images of Rail	Available	California	$19.99	9780738559636
San Francisco's California Street Cable Cars San Francisco's California Street Cable Cars $7.99 Available state: California series: Postcards of America San Francisco boasts a rich cable car history. Author Bio: In this collection of vintage-photograph postcards, Walter Rice and ...	Postcards of America	Available	California	$7.99	9780738525556
San Francisco's Market Street Railway San Francisco's Market Street Railway $21.99 Available state: California series: Images of Rail The Market Street Railway Company thrived in an age when rails ruled San Francisco. Spanning the Roaring Twenties, the Great Depression, and ...	Images of Rail	Available	California	$21.99	9780738529677
San Francisco's Market Street Railway San Francisco's Market Street Railway $7.99 Available state: California series: Postcards of America San Francisco’s Market Street Railway boasts a rich history. Author Bio: In this collection of vintage-photograph postcards, W ...	Postcards of America	Available	California	$7.99	9780738569598
San Francisco's Powell Street Cable Cars San Francisco's Powell Street Cable Cars $21.99 Available state: California series: Images of Rail San Francisco’s cable cars are an internationally recognized symbol of the city, but they also have a long and fractious history. There are ...	Images of Rail	Available	California	$21.99	9780738530475
Southeastern Pennsylvania Trolleys Southeastern Pennsylvania Trolleys $21.99 Available state: Pennsylvania series: Images of Rail An extensive number of trolley car lines linked the city of Philadelphia to the rich farmland and picturesque towns of southeastern Pennsylv ...	Images of Rail	Available	Pennsylvania	$21.99	9780738556925
Streetcars of Chatham County: Photographs from the Collection of the Georgia Historical Society Streetcars of Chatham County: Photographs from the Collection of the Georgia Historical Society $19.99 Available state: Georgia series: Images of America On August 25, 1946, Savannah saw the last run of its streetcars, which were to be replaced by gasoline-powered buses as the city gave way to ...	Images of America	Available	Georgia	$19.99	9780738501796
Suburban Philadelphia Trolleys Suburban Philadelphia Trolleys $21.99 Available state: Pennsylvania series: Images of Rail The Philadelphia Suburban Transportation Company prospered through the hard times of the 1930s and was the last privately-owned trolley syst ...	Images of Rail	Available	Pennsylvania	$21.99	9780738550435
Toledo Trolleys Toledo Trolleys $19.99 Available state: Ohio series: Images of Rail The Toledo interurbans last ran in December 1949. The interurbans were a great loss to a city that was a major transportation hub in its own ...	Images of Rail	Available	Ohio	$19.99	9780738541044
Trolleys Under the Hub Trolleys Under the Hub $21.99 Available state: Massachusetts series: Images of America Trolleys Under the Hub, a fantastic collection of photographs and captions documenting the history of Boston’s Green Line, commemorates the ...	Images of America	Available	Massachusetts	$21.99	9780738588278
Waterbury Trolleys Waterbury Trolleys $21.99 Available state: Connecticut series: Images of Rail Waterbury Trolleys traces the growth and expansion of the streetcar system throughout the Naugatuck Valley. This system became part of the C ...	Images of Rail	Available	Connecticut	$21.99	9780738538112
Western Connecticut Trolleys Western Connecticut Trolleys $19.99 Available state: Connecticut series: Images of Rail Throughout history, Americans have embraced technology with a special enthusiasm, and the innovation of the trolley car is no exception. Thi ...	Images of Rail	Available	Connecticut	$19.99	9780738549699
York County Trolleys York County Trolleys $19.99 Available state: Maine series: Images of America Until hard surface, all-weather thoroughfares were constructed and private automobiles became numerous, residents of York County depended on ...	Images of America	Available	Maine	$19.99	9780738501376

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