About the Author

Kenneth Springirth, with a lifelong interest in rail transportation, since 1963 has made numerous trips to San Francisco to ride, research, walk, and photograph the streetcar lines. Born and raised in the United States, he commuted to Drexel Institute of Technology (now Drexel University) in Philadelphia by trolley car, subway, and sometimes commuter train. His father was a trolley car motorman in Philadelphia, and his grandfather was a trolley car motorman in Washington D.C. A detailed researcher, Ken's interest in rail transportation by 2015 has culminated in writing 26 books on streetcar systems and railroads covering a variety of locations.He lives in Erie, Pennsylvania.