Built to Move Millions - Streetcar Building in Ohio

Informationen zum Autor Craig R. Semsel teaches history at Lakeland Community College in Ohio. He lives in Lakewood, Ohio. Klappentext In addition to discussing the five major car builders that were active in Ohio during this period, the book addresses Ohio companies that manufactured the various components that went into these vehicles. Zusammenfassung History of the manufacture of Ohio's street railway cars Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents Acknowledgments 1. An Introduction to the Street Railway Industry 2. Car Builders of Ohio 3. Making the Cars Go: Components Essential for Operation 4. Couplers: When, Where, and Why They Were Used 5. Protecting the Public (and Themselves): Street Railways and the Manufacture of Safety Appliances 6. Fare Collection and Registration 7. Seldom Mentioned: Trimmings, Hardware, and Ventilation 8. The Decade of Transition, 1910-1919 9. Promise and Stagnation: Streetcar Technology during the 1920s 10. Parts of the Whole: Streetcar Component Manufacture during the 1920s 11. Streetcar Manufacture during the 1930s Afterword: 1938 and the End of an Era Appendix: Tables Notes Index

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Craig R Semsel, Craig R. Semsel, Semsel Craig R
• Edition: Indiana University Press
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 17.04.2008
• EAN: 9780253349859
• ISBN: 978-0-253-34985-9
• Pages: 312
• Dimensions: 191 mm x 260 mm x 32 mm
• Thèmes: Railroads Past and Present; Railroads Past and Present; Indiana University Press
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Histoire > Autres; Livres de conseils > Véhicules, avions, bateaux, conquête spatiale > Chemins de fer; Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Economie > Branches spécifiques de l'économie