Description: RailroadTreasures offers the following item: Detroit's Street Railways Vol 2 City Lines 1922-1956 By Jack Schramm Dust Jacket Detroits Street Railways Vol 2 City Lines 1922-1956 By Jack Schramm CERA Bulletin #120 Hard Cover with Dust Jacket Copyright 1980 271 Pages ChapterPage 1 The First Eight Years8 2 The Depression Years52 3 The War Years76 4 The Post War Years82 5 Some Unusual Operations 104 6 The Ford Loop120 7 The Four Trackless Trolley Eras130 8 Riding The Lines140 9 The Trolley Returns194 10 Passenger Car Rosters200 11 Work Cars234 Appendix256 This is the second volume in our series of reference works on the history and operation of street and interurban railways in and around the city of Detroit. Prior to the publication, in 1978, of CERA Bulletin 117, Detroit's Street Railways; Volume I: City Lines 18631922, electric rail transportation in the State of Michigan was last covered in book form when, in 1959, CERA published "The Electric Railways of Michigan." Detroit's street railway history was only briefly outlined in that book; therefore, this new series should interest persons who want a more detailed history of the Detroit system. Volume I covers street railways in Detroit from their historical inception in 1863 to municipalization in 1922. Lineage of the predecessor companies, their leaders, politics and social impact on the City of Detroit is studied. Many of the early corporations overlapped, merged or went out of business. Some companies were products of political tactics. Consolidation of the city and suburban operations came on December 31, 1900, when the Detroit United Railway was created by merging the Detroit Citizens Street Railway; Detroit, Fort Wayne and Belle Isle Railway, and The Detroit Electric Railway. Between 1901 and 1920, the Detroit United Railway conducted its operations without competition except for its running battle with city hall. Then in 1920, the City of Detroit built and began to operate a small competing street railway that was commonly referred to as the "Municipal Operation." This volume begins at 12:01 a.m., May 15, 1922, when the City of Detroit, through its Department of Street Railways, (the D.S.R.) commenced the municipal ownership and operation of all street railways within the city boundaries. Though public ownership and operation is common today, indeed nearly universal, Detroit was the first large American city to seek an alternative to privately owned mass transportation facilities. The thirty-four years of D.S.R. streetcar service are presented chronologically in four chapters: Chapter I covers the initial eight years of ownership, a period of rehabilitation of the fixed plant and the purchase of new rolling stock. Chapters 2 through 4 follow the D.S.R. through the Great Depression, the riding revival of World War II, and the highway oriented society of the post-war era. The final conversion to bus came in 1956. Additional chapters detail the development of suburban lines, freight services, and experimental trolley coaches, with the later trolley coach lines as well as the extension of rail service into the Ford Motor Company's sprawling River Rouge complex. Of particular interest are special features such as simulated trips on those car lines which survived World War II, and a detailed look at the new (1976) Washington Boulevard trolley with its historic Lisbon, Portugal cars. Volume II is rounded out by an appendix for both Volume I and II which includes a complete list of all streetcar lines and a chronology of important dates. Pictures taken through the years illustrate the streetcar era in Detroit. The roster of equipment and maps detail the equipment and routes operated. Memorabilia completes the presentation. The complete work should be of interest to historians, rail enthusiasts and the general public alike, thus fulfilling the purpose of these volumes as a general reference work on the history of the Detroit street railway era. A subsequent volume will detail the history and operation of the Detroit United Railway's interurban lines. All pictures are of the actual item. If this is a railroad item, this material is obsolete and no longer in use by the railroad. Please email with questions. Publishers of Train Shed Cyclopedias and Stephans Railroad Directories. Large inventory of railroad books and magazines. Thank you for buying from us. Shipping charges Postage rates quoted are for shipments to the US only. Ebay Global shipping charges are shown. These items are shipped to Kentucky and then ebay ships them to you. Ebay collects the shipping and customs / import fees. For direct postage rates to these countries, send me an email. Shipping to Canada and other countries varies by weight. 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