Foreword by Norman Carlson
Preface
Acknowledgements
1. Enthusiasm
2. Interurbans in Daily Life
3. Saying Goodbye
Notes
Index
H. Roger Grant is Kathryn and Calhoun Lemon Professor of History at Clemson University. He is author of more than 30 books, including Railroaders without Borders: A History of the Railroad Development Corporation (IUP, 2015), The Louisville, Cincinnati & Charleston Rail Road: Dreams of Linking North and South (IUP, 2014), and Railroads and the American People (IUP, 2012).
"A well-written social history of the shortest-lived major US
transportation mode . . . This book will appeal to railroad
enthusiasts and social historians with its extensive stories and
case studies of the benefits in that era. . . . Highly
recommended."—Choice
"This compact, highly readable volume should be considered
essential to understanding the interurban phenomenon, especially
because it avoids getting caught up in technology and rolling
stock. Instead, it focuses on what life was really life for people
who rode the electric cars. . . . Rarely seen photographs of
traction at high tide help to tell the story."—Classic Trains
"Chronicles one of the most intriguing yet neglected pieces of
American transportation history, electric interurban
railroads."—Sn3 Modeler
"An enjoyable and informative read."—Journal of the Railway and
Canal Historical Society
"With this book, the subject no longer has footnote status. In
fact, Grant's work deserves a place alongside some of the other
landmark surveys of the subject . . . Here, Grant moves beyond the
receiverships, the rickety track, and all that fascinating rolling
stock. He shows us why the whole darned thing mattered."—Railroad
History
"Grant carefully provides specific examples from his broad
knowledge of transportation history to support any assertions made
in his text material. Even the most knowledgeable rail historian is
likely to discover something new about electric interurbans that he
or she had never considered before."—The Michigan Railfan
"A lucid synthesis of an industry's rise, demise, and impacts
on its myriad stakeholders."—John Spychalski, Pennsylvania
State University
"H. Roger Grant has produced a fine social history of America's
electric interurbans, exploring the relationship between people and
those railway enterprises. The book fills a void, is eminently
readable, and richly illustrated."—Don L. Hofsommer, author of The
Iowa Route: A History of the Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern
Railway
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