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Pittsburgh's public transportation system started after the great fire of 1845. First came the primitive omnibus, next the horse car and then the cable car. In time the marvel of electricity was harnessed to expand and propel the city street railway system cars. But these lines served only the flat lands until the technology of the inclined plane was built to conquer Pittburgh's hills. This new book celebrates in word and photos the rise of Pittsburgh's public transit systen during the pioneer years 1850 to 1900 and the men who conceived, financed, built and operated them.
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Howard V. Worley, Jr. . . . . . .
National award winning author, historian, and publisher; his forty plus years body of work can be found in publications such as Antique Automobile, Cruise Travel Magazine, The Antique Collector, Model Railroader Magazine, C/B Radio News, The Train Collectors Quarterly, and others. He has written features and columns for syndicated newspapers, compiled book reviews, and was a consulting writer for the book Norfolk & Western Railway, Volume One. Books he has written include Pittsburgh & West Virginia Railway, Pittsburgh’s Vintage Firemen, Wabash Pittsburgh Terminal Railway, and Pittsburgh Inclines and Street Railways.
In 2005 Howard was awarded the Antique Automobile Club of America’s prestigious Merle J. Duryea Memorial Cup for his outstanding contribution to automotive history in Antique Automobile magazine.
His writing credits also include college curriculum and radio programming. He is a contributor to Pittsburgh public television station WQED’s "Pittsburgh History Series" and regularly appears on the Pennsylvania Cable Television Network. Current freelance writing projects continue in historical, life experience, and antique & collectibles fields.
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- PublisherHowDy Productions
- Publication date2005
- ISBN 10 0965862038
- ISBN 13 9780965862035
- BindingMass Market Paperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages143
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Pittsburgh Inclines and Street Railways
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ISBN 13: 9780965862035
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