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Great Plains Railroad Books [128130]

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Great Plains Railroad Books  [128130]
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Lot of 4 publications about Great Plains region railcar transportation. First, we have "When Oklahoma Took the Trolley" by Chandler Allison and Stephen D. Maguire. 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 & 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. Next, "Texas Electric Railway" by Johnnie Meyers. Fascinating history of the Texas Electric Railway which ran majestic interurbans from Denison to Waco by way of Dallas. Lastly, "Texas Electric Album" by Rod Varney. 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. Please see photos for more detail and condition.

Date: 1800's-1900's
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State: Oklahoma
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