Pictorial history of the Texas Electric Railway, an interurban that connected Dallas, Dennison, Corsicana, and Waco, with connections to Denton and Terrell (Texas Interurban Rwy.), Cleburne (Tarrant Country Traction), and Ft. Worth (Northern Texas Traction). Covers the line from Opening Day in 1913 (complete with brass band) to the last car to Waco on Dec. 31, 1948. Actions shots from up and down the line show cars and engines of all sorts. The book reprints an Electric Railway Journal article from 1914 that describes the new line. Illustrated throughout with black and white photos. With maps, timetables, tickets and advertisements. This is Interurbans Special 62. 96 pages.

Texas Electric album, Texas Electric Railway (Interurbans special)

Varney, Rod

Interurbans

Wonderfully done history of the Pacific Electric Railroad's Northern and Eastern Districts and their lines (San Bernardino, Riverside, etc.). There are maps showing the stations, charts of passenger traffic and mileage, etc. Also includes a description of what was left of the Pacific Electric in 1976. Illustrated throughout with black and white photos as well as numerous maps. 112 pages.

Lines of Pacific Electric: Northern & Eastern Districts : plus Pacific Electric 1976 (Interurbans special)

Jim Walker

Detailed history of the Los Angeles Pacific Railway, the most important part of the great Pacific Electric Railway system, and the region it served. The men such as Moses H. Sherman and Eli P. Clark developed what began as a rickety trolley system and grew it into a major heavy duty suburban line boasting frequent multiple unit electric trains. With black and white photos throughout, rosters and histories of the LAP and its predecessor lines. 208 pages.

Trolleys to the Surf: The Story of the Los Angeles Pacific Railway (Interurbans Special, No. 63)

William A. Myers

Ira L. Swett

1976 reprint of Interurbans Special 22 which covered the Houston-Galveston Electric Railway, an interurban trolley that ran between the two cities. Includes reprint of April, 1912 issue of The Tangent, Stone & Webster's house magazine, detailing construction of the road, including the Galveston Causeway, and providing information on the line's operation, including stations and stops.  Illustrated throughout with black and white photos,  maps, and advertisements. Describes passenger and freight service, the impact of the 1915 hurricane, and a ride along the line. With roster of cars and oversized (3 page) fold-out timetable in the center. The inside back cover shows a schematic drawing of one of the cars (in the 1959 edition, this page has a list of Interurbans Press 1959-60 publications. 84 pages.

Galveston-Houston Electric Railway (Interurbans special)

Woods, Herb

Another Interurbans Special classic: this one covers the entire life of the train and ferry system that once connected San Francisco, Oakland and Alameda. The book covers much more than simply the Southern Pacific trains -- it begins in 1851 when the first suggestion was made to connect Contra Costa to San Francisco and continues systematically through the years as various ferry systems were opened and train systems were built, providing detailed information on every aspect (including fires, earthquakes, and wrecks), the transition from narrow to broad gauge, the transition from steam to electric, the connections between trains and ferries, the building of the Bay Bridge and the engineering genius that carried the trains across, and finally, the end of the trains and their disposition. Illustrated throughout with wonderful black and white photos, maps, schematic diagrams of the cars, and drawings of the repair shops, terminals, and piers. Includes numerous charts and tables with everything from timetables to the names of the ferry captains. 351 pages with index.

Red Trains in the East Bay: The History of the Southern Pacific Transbay Train and Ferry System (Special 65)

Ford, Roberts

Interurbans Special No. 67. History of the streetcars -- both horse-drawn and electric, that ran in Santa Cruz, CA until 1926. Covers the men with oversized personalities who built the transportation system and the industries they served. Packed with black and white photos. Includes  maps, rosters, brief biographies, and index. 118 pages.

Surf, sand & streetcars: A mobile history of Santa Cruz, California (Interurbans special)

Walker, Jim

McCaleb, Charles S

Reprint (original was published in 1956) of an excellent history of the Arkansas Valley Interurban which served Wichita, Kansas from 1910 until 1942, providing both passenger and freight service. Covers the AVI from its prospectus through to its demise and then follows the Hutchinson & Northern Railway, which picked up a small portion of the AVI's lines. Illustrated throughout with black and white photos. With maps, diagrams and charts.

Arkansas Valley Interurban (Interurbans special)

Isely, Malcolm D

First edition of this well-done pictorial of the Key System, the streetcar and railroad line that linked San Francisco, Oakland and San Jose and enabled rapid suburban growth through its transbay ferry and electric railway service. Long before BART, the Bay area was linked by streetcars and ferries through the prescient vision of Francis Marion "Borax" Smith. The photos, all with informative captions, show all eras, from the earliest street cars to the invasion of the buses. 120 pages.

Key System Album

Fascinating historical survey of over 25 Japanese electric street railways that had closed as of 1978. Covers large systems (Akita City, Yokohama) and small (Kakuta Mining Co., Fukui Railway) as well as listing preserved tramcars and open and closed systems. Illustrated throughout with black and white photos and maps. Invaluable reference work for anyone interested in the history of Japanese transportation. 64 pages.

Sayonara, streetcar (Interurbans special)

Forty, Ralph

Fascinating and well-done history of several Oklahoma trolley systems (electric street railways). Among the systems covered are the Oklahoma Railway, El Reno Interurban Railway, Guthrie Railway, Clinton Street Railway, Lawton Railway &amp; Light Co., Chikasha Street Railway, Ardmore Traction, Enid City Railway, Shawnee-Tecumseh Traction, McAlester-Pittsburg Country Railway, Okmulgee Inter-Urban Railway, Muskogee Electric Traction, Sand Springs Railway, and the Tulsa Street Railway. Illustrated throughout with black and white photos. 176 pages with index.

When Oklahoma Took the Trolley (Interurbans Special)

History

Allison Chandler

Stephen D. Maguire

Americas

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