New Orleans Fabulous Streetcars

by Kenneth C. Springirth

The first street railway opened in New Orleans in 1835. Over the years various methods of powering the streetcars including horses, stream locomotives, overhead cable system, and fireless locomotives were tried. In 1893, electric streetcar operation began.
At its peak in 1922, New Orleans had 225 miles of electric streetcar lines in operation. Ridership and streetcar lines declined with increased use of automobiles and the hard economic times of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1625450397
• ISBN13: 9781625450395
• Release Date: June 2014
• Publisher: America Through Time
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.4" x 10.7"