| Waterbury Trolleys Contributor(s): Connecticut Motor Coach Museum (Author) |
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ISBN: 0738538116 ISBN-13: 9780738538112 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2005 Annotation: Waterbury Trolleys traces the growth and expansion of the streetcar system throughout the Naugatuck Valley. This system became part of the Connecticut Company's extensive streetcar network, spanning 1,138 miles statewide at its peak in 1918. As automobiles became a primary mode of transportation, the streetcar lines in Waterbury transitioned to bus routes. By 1937, streetcars were officially replaced by buses. This wonderful collection of vintage photographs documents the network of streetcars that once thrived in Waterbury. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Transportation | Railroads - History - History | United States - State & Local - New England (ct, Ma, Me, Nh, Ri, Vt) - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Regional (see Also Travel - Pictorials) |
| Dewey: 388.460 |
| LCCN: 2005922057 |
| Series: Images of Rail |
| Physical Information: 0.36" H x 6.58" W x 9.32" (0.65 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Connecticut |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Waterbury Trolleys traces the growth and expansion of the streetcar system throughout the Naugatuck Valley. This system became part of the Connecticut Company s extensive streetcar network, spanning 1,138 miles statewide at its peak in 1918. As automobiles became a primary mode of transportation, the streetcar lines in Waterbury transitioned to bus routes. By 1937, streetcars were officially replaced by buses. This wonderful collection of vintage photographs documents the network of streetcars that once thrived in Waterbury." |
Contributor Bio(s): Connecticut Motor Coach Museum: - Thanks to the efforts of various collectors, including Horace Bromley, Fred S. Bennett, and the Connecticut Motor Coach Museum, photographs of this great system still exist today. Four members of the museum Nancy Johanson, Bert Johanson, Alan Walker, and John Sullivan compiled this book from the archives of the museum. In consultation with Bennett, the authors strive to perpetuate Bromley and Bennett s ideals of preserving and sharing history. |