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Author Brough, Lawrence A.

Title The electric Pullman : a history of the Niles Car & Manufacturing Company / Lawrence A. Brough.

Publication Info. Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2013]

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Description 1 online resource.
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series Railroads past and present
Railroads past and present.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents The curtain rises -- The catalog -- The cars roll out -- The slow decline -- A look back -- Observations -- The survivors.
Summary Entering an already crowded and established industry, the Niles Car & Manufacturing Company in Ohio began business with surprising success, producing well over 1,000 electric and steam railway cars-cars so durable they rarely needed to be replaced. That durability essentially put the company out of business, and it vanished from the scene as quickly as it had appeared, leaving little behind except its sturdy railway cars. The story of this highly regarded company spans just 16 years, from Niles's incorporation in 1901 to the abandonment of railway car production and sale of the property to.
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Subject Niles Car & Manufacturing Company.
Niles Car & Manufacturing Company.
Niles Car & Manufacturing Company.
Electric railroads -- Cars -- United States -- History.
Electric railroads -- Cars.
United States.
History.
Railroad cars -- United States -- History.
Railroad cars.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Brough, Lawrence A. Electric Pullman. Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2013] 9780253007902 (DLC) 2012042356 (OCoLC)793571881
ISBN 9780253007995 (electronic book)
0253007992 (electronic book)
9780253007902
0253007909