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History of Ephrata and Lebanon Street Railway Company, Ephrata and Lebanon Traction Company, Lancaster, Ephrata and Lebanon Street Railway Company : and any other trolley roads in Lebanon and Lancaster Counties, Pennsylvania

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo6276
Date of Publication
1944.
Call Number
388.4 L574
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compiled by Harry David Lentz, Jr.
Place of Publication
Lebanon [Pa.]
Publisher
Lentz,
Date of Publication
1944.
Physical Description
2 v. in 1 : ill. ; 21 cm.
Notes
Cover title: Trolley roads in Lebanon and Lancaster Counties.
Subjects
Ephrata and Lebanon Street Railway Company - History.
Ephrata and Lebanon Traction Company - History.
Lancaster Ephrata and Lebanon Street Railway Company - History.
Street-railroads - Pennsylvania - Lebanon County
Street-railroads - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Additional Author
Lentz, Harry David,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
388.4 L574
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Historical points of interest along the Strasburg trolley road

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo412
Author
Franklin, Walter M.
Date of Publication
1903
/OCR%20Journal%20Project/Biblio%20Info/Pwebrecon.cgi.txt Author: Franklin, Walter M. Title: Historical points of interest along the Strasburg trolley road / by Walter M. Franklin, Esq. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Street-railroads--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County. Lancaster County (Pa
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by Walter M. Franklin, Esq.
Author
Franklin, Walter M.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1903
Physical Description
[3]-14 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 7, no. 1
Subjects
Street-railroads - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Description and travel.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 7, number 1 (1903), p. 3-14Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.7
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Chocolate Town trolleys; a history of the electric street railway in Hershey, Pennsylvania

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo16424
Author
Steinmetz, Richard H.
Date of Publication
1967]
Call Number
388.4 S823
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by Richard H. Steinmetz.
Author
Steinmetz, Richard H.
Place of Publication
[Camp Hill? Pa
Date of Publication
1967]
Physical Description
40 p. illus. 23 cm.
Subjects
Street-railroads - Pennsylvania - Hershey.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
388.4 S823
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Keystone state trolleys World War II until public authorities, 1939-1969

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo16555
Date of Publication
[1997?]
Call Number
388.4 K44
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Ben Rohrbeck Traction Publications.
Place of Publication
West Chester, PA
Publisher
Ben Rohrbeck Traction Publications.,
Date of Publication
[1997?]
Physical Description
1 videocassette (ca. 52 min.) ; 1/2 in.
Summary
"Coverage of Pennsylvania's street railways during World War II until the public authority era, by use of photos, slides and movies."--Container.
Subjects
Street-railroads - Pennsylvania.
Additional Author
Ben Rohrbeck Traction Publications.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Media
Call Number
388.4 K44
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Trolley lines of Columbia

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo1392
Author
Denney, John D.
Date of Publication
1946
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by John D. Denney, Jr.
Author
Denney, John D.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1946
Physical Description
[97]-111 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 50, no. 4 & 5
Subjects
Columbia and Ironville Electric Railway.
Columbia and Donegal Electric Railway.
Lancaster Traction Company (Lancaster, Pa.)
Pennsylvania Traction Company (Lancaster County, Pa.)
Conestoga Traction Company.
Street-railroads - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Columbia (Pa.) - History.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 50, number 4/5 (1946), p. 97-111Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.50
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American cities : a collection of essays

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo1849
Date of Publication
1996.
Call Number
307.76 A512
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series editor, Neil Larry Shumsky.
ISBN
0815321937 (alk. paper)
0815321864 (v. 1 : alk. paper)
0815321880 (alk. paper)
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Garland Pub.,
Date of Publication
1996.
Physical Description
8 v. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references.
Contents
v. 1. Urbanization and the growth of cities -- v. 2. The physical city -- v. 3. Politics and government -- v. 4. The economy -- v. 5. The working class and its culture -- v. 6. Transportation and communication -- v. 7. Social structure and social mobility -- v. 8. Institutional life.
Subjects
Cities and towns - United States.
Suburbs - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Street-railroads - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Additional Author
Shumsky, Neil L.,
Hovinen, Gary R.,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
307.76 A512
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Street railways of Harrisburg

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo2298
Author
Steinmetz, Richard H.
Date of Publication
1988
Call Number
385.5 S823
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by Richard H. Steinmetz and Harold E. Cox.
Author
Steinmetz, Richard H.
Place of Publication
[S.l
Publisher
s.n.],
Date of Publication
1988
Physical Description
94 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. + 1 folded map.
Summary
The book opens with a very interesting chapter on the predecessor horse drawn lines which were then succeeded by the electrified Harrisburg City Railway and the East Harrisburg Railway. The book examines the operation of the streetcar companies, including the Harrisburg Traction Co., the operational and financial difficulties, and the transition to bus service that became complete after the 1937 Susquehanna River flood. With chapters on the rolling stock (including paint schemes), routes, parks and buildings, and even a chapter on the ill-fated Middletown Electric Railway. Illustrated throughout with black and white photos.
Subjects
Trolley buses - Pennsylvania - Harrisburg.
Street-railroads - Pennsylvania - Harrisburg.
Additional Author
Cox, Harold E.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
385.5 S823
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Trolleys of the Pennsylvania Dutch country: Harrisburg, Hershey, Lebanon, Reading, Lancaster, York, Hanover and Gettysburg

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo2850
Author
Denney, John D.
Date of Publication
1970.
Call Number
385 D399
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by John D. Denney, Jr.
Author
Denney, John D.
Place of Publication
[Columbia? Pa.]
Date of Publication
1970.
Physical Description
iv, 56 p. illus. (2 on cover), facsims., map. 28 cm.
Subjects
Electric railroads - Pennsylvania - Pennsylvania Dutch Country
Street-railroads - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
385 D399
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Garden Spot trolleys : an illustrated history of the electric street railway in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

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Author
Cummings, Luther P.
Date of Publication
c1977.
Call Number
388.4 C971
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by Luther P. Cummings and Benson W. Rohrbeck.
Author
Cummings, Luther P.
Place of Publication
West Chester, Pa
Publisher
B. Rohrbeck Traction Publications,
Date of Publication
c1977.
Physical Description
170 p. : ill., maps (1 fold. in pocket) ; 23 cm.
Series
Pennsylvania traction series
Subjects
Conestoga Traction Company.
Ephrata and Lebanon Traction Company.
Lancaster and York Furnace Street Railway Company.
Lancaster and Southern Street Railway Company.
Street-railroads - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Trolley buses - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Additional Author
Rohrbeck, Benson W.,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
388.4 C971
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Trains & Trolleys in Mount Joy

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Author
Albert, Vera
Date of Publication
2006.
Call Number
974.815 MOJT H673 vol.11, no.2
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by Vera Albert.
Author
Albert, Vera
Place of Publication
Mount Joy (Pa.) Area Historical Society
Publisher
The Society ,
Date of Publication
2006.
Physical Description
iv,44 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Contents
Chapters: When the first train arrived -- The cut changed the town -- Florin's station -- The end of railroading? -- When the trolley arrived -- Short lived trolley era.
Notes
Vera E. Albert has written several books about the Mount Joy area . Each book covers a different historical aspect of Mount Joy. She wrote a column for the Donegal Ledger (a weekly newspaper in Mount Joy) from 2002 until 2008.
Subjects
Railroads - Pennsylvania
Street railroads - Pennsylvania
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.815 MOJT H673 vol.11, no.2
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