Transit: The Story of Public Transportation in the Puget Sound Region

by Staff Of Historylink and Jim Kershner

Book Overview

Ever since the first streetcars rumbled through the streets of Seattle in 1884, public transportation in the Puget Sound region has been a wild roller-coaster ride, replete with scandals, triumphs, and momentous turning points. A complete rail transit system crisscrossed the region during the trolley days, only to be dismantled by 1941. After seventy years of turmoil'and traffic congestion'a new system, Sound Transit, arose in its place. The story...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1933245557
• ISBN13: 9781933245553
• Release Date: December 2019
• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 2.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 9.0" x 10.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher