The Cable Car in America
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1997
Stanford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-8047-3052-5 (ISBN)
Stanford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-8047-3052-5 (ISBN)
This is a study of the American Cable Car, a widely touted form of urban transformation once operated in 29 cities across the United States. The once-promising technology proved inefficient, however, and cable cars were soon replaced by electric trolley cars.
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.
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.
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.
Preface Part I. Cable Traction: 1. The invention 2. The expansion 3. The grip 4. The cable 5. The conduit 6. The powerhouse 7. Cable economics 8. The decline Part II. The Individual Cable Lines: San Francisco, Chicago, Philadelphia, Kansas City, Missouri, Cincinnati, New York, Los Angeles, Binghampton, Hoboken, St. Louis.
| Zusatzinfo | 646 illus, 43 maps |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Palo Alto |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 216 x 279 mm |
| Gewicht | 1365 g |
| Themenwelt | Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Schienenfahrzeuge |
| Technik | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-8047-3052-0 / 0804730520 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-8047-3052-5 / 9780804730525 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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