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Author:	William D. Middleton
Title:	Traction Classics: The Interurbans Volume 1
Subtitle:	The Great Wood And Steel Cars
Publisher:	Golden West Books
Country:	USA
Date:	1 Nov 1983
Format:	Hardcover
Genre:	Transport, History, Photography
ISBN-10:	0870950851
ISBN-13:	978087095085
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1 of 3 in a trilogy by Mr. Middleton.

Volume 1 in this series traces the history of the interurban car in all its diversity through a series of profiles of individual cars that were either representative of a particular stage of development or were particularly notable examples of the car building art. The book covers more than 30 classic interurbans from the eras of wood, composite wood and steel, and heavyweight all steel. Illustrated with over 350 black and white photos together with dozens of detailed scale drawings, specifications and data tables. With bibliography. 257 pages with index.

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WPLives 31st Jul 2021		This is a look at early Interurban cars. Includes wooden cars from: Puget Sound Electric; Atlantic City; Oneida railway cars; Washington Baltimore & Annapolis; Milwaukee Electric; Cincinnati Car Company; Seattle-Everett Traction Co; Galveston-Houston Electric Ry; Shore Line Electric Ry; windsplitter interurbans; Sacramento Northern; Portland-Lewiston Interurban RR; Liberty Bell routes; Pacific Electric; Illinois Traction; Terre Haute Indianapolis & Eastern Traction. This also includes heavyweight steel cars from the: West Penn, Piedmont & Northern; Pacific Electric; Chicago North Shore & Milwaukee; London & Port Stanley Ry; Cleveland Southwestern & Columbus; Alton Granite & St Louis Traction; Lake Shore Electric; Chicago Aurora & Elgin; Indianapolis & Cincinnati; Hershey Cuban Ry; Chicago South Shore & South Bend; Indiana Central; Washington Baltimore & Annapolis; and the Northwestern Pacific. Many photos.

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