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The electric Pullman : a history of the Niles Car & Manufacturing Company /
Entering an already crowded and established industry, the Niles Car & Manufacturing Company in Ohio began business with surprising success, producing well over 1,000 electric and steam railway cars - cars so durable they rarely needed to be replaced. That durability essentially put the company o...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Bloomington :
Indiana University Press,
[2013]
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| Colección: | Railroads past and present.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Entering an already crowded and established industry, the Niles Car & Manufacturing Company in Ohio began business with surprising success, producing well over 1,000 electric and steam railway cars - cars so durable they rarely needed to be replaced. That durability essentially put the company out of business, and it vanished from the scene as quickly as it had appeared, leaving little behind except its sturdy railway cars. The story of this highly-regarded company spans just 16 years, from Niles's incorporation in 1901 to the abandonment of railway car production and sale of the property to a firm that would briefly build engine parts during World War I. Including unpublished photographs and rosters of railway cars produced by the company and still in existence in railroad museums, this book will appeal to railroad enthusiasts. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xi, 113 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 105-108) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780253007995 0253007992 1299386164 9781299386167 |