The electric Pullman : a history of the Niles Car & Manufacturing Company /
Brough, Lawrence A.,
The electric Pullman : a history of the Niles Car & Manufacturing Company / Lawrence A. Brough. - Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2013] - 1 online resource - Railroads past and present . - Railroads past and present. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The curtain rises -- The catalog -- The cars roll out -- The slow decline -- A look back -- Observations -- The survivors.
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 ...
English.
9780253007995 (electronic bk.) 0253007992 (electronic bk.) 1299386164 9781299386167
22573/ctt16gkqgb JSTOR
2012042356
Niles Car & Manufacturing Company.
Niles Car & Manufacturing Company.
Electric railroads--Cars--History.--United States
Railroad cars--History.--United States
Chemins de fer électriques--Wagons--Histoire.--États-Unis
Chemins de fer--Wagons--Histoire.--États-Unis
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Corporate & Business History.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Infrastructure.
TRANSPORTATION--Railroads--History.
Electric railroads--Cars.
Railroad cars.
United States.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.
TF920 / .B77 2013eb
338.7/62523
The electric Pullman : a history of the Niles Car & Manufacturing Company / Lawrence A. Brough. - Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2013] - 1 online resource - Railroads past and present . - Railroads past and present. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The curtain rises -- The catalog -- The cars roll out -- The slow decline -- A look back -- Observations -- The survivors.
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 ...
English.
9780253007995 (electronic bk.) 0253007992 (electronic bk.) 1299386164 9781299386167
22573/ctt16gkqgb JSTOR
2012042356
Niles Car & Manufacturing Company.
Niles Car & Manufacturing Company.
Electric railroads--Cars--History.--United States
Railroad cars--History.--United States
Chemins de fer électriques--Wagons--Histoire.--États-Unis
Chemins de fer--Wagons--Histoire.--États-Unis
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Corporate & Business History.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Infrastructure.
TRANSPORTATION--Railroads--History.
Electric railroads--Cars.
Railroad cars.
United States.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.
TF920 / .B77 2013eb
338.7/62523