Philadelphia's Streetcar Heritage

by Kenneth C. Springirth

Philadelphia's Streetcar Heritage is a photographic essay of the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, streetcar system. The first electric streetcar line in Philadelphia opened in 1892 and quickly replaced horsecar service by 1897. Streetcar lines were merged into the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company (PRT) in 1902 to achieve a unified system. There were 1,500 new streetcars purchased by 1913, which was the largest fleet of standardized streetcars ever purchased...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1634991486
• ISBN13: 9781634991483
• Release Date: August 2019
• Publisher: America Through Time
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.5" x 10.8"