Viewing Septa's Rail Heritage - Couverture souple

Keates, Beth Anne; Springirth, Kenneth C

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1625451520 ISBN 13 : 9781625451521

Editeur : America Through Time, 2025

Synopsis

Details the history of SEPTA's acquisitions and its preservation of commuter and trolley lines in Philadelphia.

Viewing SEPTA'S Rail Heritage began with the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) acquiring the Philadelphia Transportation Company in 1968 followed by acquiring Philadelphia Suburban Transportation Company in 1970, and taking over operation of Consolidated Rail Corporation commuter rail services in the greater Philadelphia region in 1983. This book carefully covers the commuter lines and trolley lines that have been kept in place.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Beth Anne Keates, a dedicated historian, with the encouragement of her family, has had a lifelong interest in rail transportation and annually marches as Betsy Ross, leading the parade as the Regent of the Lansdowne Chapter, Daughters of American Revolution in Lansdowne, Pennsylvania.

Kenneth C. Springirth, 1962 graduate of Drexel Institute of Technology and author of numerous books on streetcar and railroad lines, has a long interest in rail history as his father was a streetcar motorman in Philadelphia, and his grandfather was a streetcar motorman in Washington, D.C.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: America Through Time
• Date d'édition: 2025
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1625451520
• ISBN 13: 9781625451521
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 128
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible