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1 Dutch Country Trolleys Frederick A. Kramer
Railroad Avenue Enterprises 2000 1882727169 / 9781882727162 NEW CONDITION BOOK

Dutch Country Trolleys: Conestoga Traction-Hershey Transit

Part One of this book covers the Conestoga Transportation Company, which was an impressive electric transportation system that served the Lancaster, Pennsylvania area.

Part Two covers the Hershey Transit Company which served the model town founded by Milton Hershey. Milton Hershey took great pride in his works and the trolley system was no exception.

Contents:
Part One: Conestoga Transportation Company, pp. 3-32;
Part Two: Hershey Transit Company, pp. 33-64.

Railroad Avenue Enterprises, soft cover, 64 pages, 8 x 11 x .25 in., b&w photographs with text and extensive captions. RAE108
Price: 13.45 USD

2 Dutch Country Trolleys Frederick A. Kramer
Railroad Avenue Enterprises 2000 1882727169 / 9781882727162 NEW CONDITION BOOK

Dutch Country Trolleys: Conestoga Traction-Hershey Transit

Part One of this book covers the Conestoga Transportation Company, which was an impressive electric transportation system that served the Lancaster, Pennsylvania area.

Part Two covers the Hershey Transit Company which served the model town founded by Milton Hershey. Milton Hershey took great pride in his works and the trolley system was no exception.

Contents:
Part One: Conestoga Transportation Company, pp. 3-32;
Part Two: Hershey Transit Company, pp. 33-64.

Railroad Avenue Enterprises, soft cover, 64 pages, 8 x 11 x .25 in., b&w photographs with text and extensive captions. RAE162
Price: 13.45 USD

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3 Fairmount Park Transit: A Photographic Journey Frederick A. Kramer
Bells & Whistles 1998 1882727134 / 9781882727131 NEW CONDITION BOOK

Fairmount Part Transit: A Photographic Journey.

In all of America, no city has a park as large as Philadelphia's Fairmount Park. A trolley system including a large bridge across the Schuylkill River was built for the crowds visiting the amusement park developed nearby and the area. The last run of the service was on September 9, 1946.

Bells & Whistles, soft cover, 48 pages, 11 x 8.5 x .2 in., b&w photographs and text. BW102
Price: 6.25 USD

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4 Pennsylvania Trolleys In Color Vol. 1: The Anthracite Region William D. Volkmer
Morning Sun Books 1997 1878887777 / 9781878887771 NEW CONDITION BOOK

Pennsylvania Trolleys In Color Vol. 1: Anthracite & Pennsylvania Dutch Regions

Once Pennsylvania was honey-combed with trolley lines and the streetcar was a common sight. Go back in time and visit the cities of Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, Allentown, Reading, Altoona, Hershey and Lancaster when these towns were served by their own trolley companies.

Morning Sun Books, hard cover with jacket, 128 pages, 8.5 x 11 x .5 in., all color photographs with captions. MSB1072
Price: 40.95 USD

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5 Pennsylvania Trolleys In Color Vol. 2: Philadelphia William D. Volkmer
Morning Sun Books 1998 1878887998 / 9781878887993 NEW CONDITION BOOK

Pennsylvania Trolleys In Color Vol. 2: Philadelphia

Our traction journey across the Keystone State continues with a color look at PTC, Red Arrow, P&W and Fairmount Park.

Morning Sun Books, hard cover with jacket, 128 pages, 8.5 x 11 x .5 in., all color photographs with captions. MSB1073
Price: 40.95 USD

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6 Pennsylvania Trolleys In Color Vol. 3: Pittsburgh Region William D. Volkmer
Morning Sun Books 1999 1582480192 / 9781582480190 NEW CONDITION BOOK

Pennsylvania Trolleys In Color Vol. 3: Pittsburgh Region

This completes Morning Sun's tour of the state of Pennsylvania Traction Systems with this visit to the western part of the state. West Penn Railways Co., Johnstown Traction Co., and finally, Pittsburgh Railways Co. were colorful parts of the traction landscape.

Morning Sun Books, hard cover with jacket, 128 pages, 8.5 x 11 x .5 in., all color photographs with captions. MSB1137
Price: 42.95 USD

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7 Pennsylvania Trolleys In Color Vol. 4: The 1940s LeRoy O. King
Morning Sun Books 2003 1582481172 / 9781582481173 NEW CONDITION BOOK

Pennsylvania Trolleys In Color Vol. 4: The 1940s by LeRoy O. King. During the decade of World War II, some pioneering color photographers were out shooting film on the last of Pennsylvania's traction: Philadelphia Transport, Market St Elevated, Fairmont Park, Red Arrow, P&W, LVT, Scranton Tran, L&WV, W-B Railway, Conestoga, Hershey, A&LV, Johnstown Traction, West Penn and PGH Railways.

Morning Sun Books, hard cover with jacket, 128 pages, 8.5 x 11 x .5 in., all color photographs with captions. MSB1211
Price: 46.95 USD

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8 Philadelphia Trolleys In Color Edward M. Ridolph
Morning Sun Books 2010 1582483094 / 9781582483092 NEW CONDITION BOOK

Philadelphia Trolleys In Color.

The trolley operations in the City of Brotherly Love are examined in loving detail during the last half of the twentieth century.

Contents:
Introduction, pp. 3-4;
Into Center City, pp. 5-15;
North-South Crosstown Lines, pp. 16-42;
East-West Crosstown Lines, pp. 43-64;
The Best of the Rest, pp. 65-83;
West Philadelphia, pp. 84-122;
A Few Odds and Ends, pp. 123-128.

Morning Sun Books, hard cover with jacket, 128 pages, 8.5 x 11 x .5 in., all color photographs with captions. MSB1391
Price: 46.95 USD



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