The Cable Car in America: A New Treatise upon Cable or Rope Traction As Applied to the Working of Street and Other Railways

George W. Hilton

ISBN 10: 0804730520 / ISBN 13: 9780804730525

Published by Stanford Univ Pr, 1997

About this Item

reprint edition. 484 pages. 11.25x8.75x1.25 inches. In Stock.

Seller Inventory # x-0804730520

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Cable Car in America: A New Treatise upon Cable or Rope Traction As Applied to the Working of Street and Other Railways
• Publisher: Stanford Univ Pr
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0804730520
• ISBN 13: 9780804730525
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: James A. Bier
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 1.39 kilograms

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Synopsis

Enriched with almost 700 illustrations, this book has long been the definitive study of the American cable car, a widely touted form of urban transportation that operated in 29 cities across the United states. This once-promising technology proved inefficient, however, and cable cars were soon replaced by electric trolley cars. Today, they are only to be found as a tourist attraction traversing the steep hill of San Francisco.

About the Author

George W. Hilton is Professor Emeritus of Economics at the University of California, Los Angeles, and the author of several books on U.S. transportation history.