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Rails across Martha's Vineyard : steam narrow gauge and trolley lines
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- Summary
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"...using rare historic photos and descriptive text, Rails Across Martha's Vineyard relives the era when traveling by train or trolley was a part of daily life on the Vineyard."--P. [4] of cover.
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- Creator
- Herman Page
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
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- Publication
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- David City, NE : South Platte Press/Brueggenjohann/Reese, Inc., 2009
- Physical Details
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- 72 pages : illustrations, map ; 28 cm
- ISBNs
- 0942035836, 9780942035834
- OCLC
- ocn426163073
- Bibliographical references, page 72.
- Introduction -- Section 1, The narrow gauge line on Martha's Vineyard : Construction of the MVRR -- Here comes the train -- Getting down to business -- Riding the rails of the MVRR -- Schedules -- The tide is running out -- Remains of the narrow gauge. Section 2, The trolley lines of Martha's Vineyard : The horsecar era -- The electric car era -- Operations and stories -- Vineyard electric trolley cars -- The trolley diaries of John Barnes Tingley -- A driving tour of Martha's Vineyard trolley lines -- The Black Dog car