A PRACTICAL TREATISE ON STREET OR HORSE-POWER RAILWAYS: THEIR LOCATION, CONSTRUCTION AND MANAGEMENT; WITH GENERAL PLANS AND RULES FOR THEIR ORGANIZATION AND OPERATION; TOGETHER WITH EXAMINATIONS AS TO THEIR COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGES OVER THE OMNIBUS SYSTEM;
Philadelphia, PA: Crissy & Markley, Printers, 1859. First edition. Hardcover. The lengthy title is continued: "And Inquireies as to Their Value for Investment; Including Copies of Municipal Ordinances Relating Thereto." A very early and important book on street railways when the construction of such was in its infancy in the..... More