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Street Railways of El Paso

English · Paperback / Softback

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Spanish explorers traveling north from Mexico in 1581 crossed the Rio Grande at present-day El Paso and called the area El Paso Del Norte, or athe pass of the north.a Two cities were linked together: Ciudad Juarez and El Paso. In 1881, the railroad brought even more people to El Paso. What had been a sleepy adobe town became a vibrant, bustling city. Public transportation was established with a mule-car system in 1882 and ran for 20 years. The first electric cars were introduced in 1902 and were also very successful, serving all parts of the city and establishing neighborhoods. At the zenith of the system, there were 63 miles of track, 17 routes, and over 100 streetcars. In those days, everyone used the electric cars.

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Ronald E. Dawson has chosen compelling images to illustrate how El Pasoans moved around in the "good old days." He has combined his lifelong interest in electric railroading with his background in researching the history of the Southwest. As the president of the Paso del Norte Streetcar Preservation Society and past board member of the Southwest Chapter of the Railway and Locomotive Historical Society and the Railroad and Transportation Museum of El Paso, he is actively engaged in local transportation history.

Product details

Authors Ronald E Dawson, Ronald E. Dawson
Publisher Arcadia Publishing (SC)
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 14.09.2009
 
EAN 9780738571140
ISBN 978-0-7385-7114-0
No. of pages 128
Dimensions 163 mm x 230 mm x 9 mm
Weight 28 g
Series Images of Rail
Subject Guides > Motor vehicles, aircraft, ships, space travel > Rail vehicles

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