There was a time when streetcars were a vital part of daily life in Manchester. From 1877 until 1940, horsecars and trolleys glided up and down the principal streets of the Queen City. Today, only a few of Manchester's residents remember those days. Now, you can enjoy a ride with them in Manchester Streetcars, an unforgettable journey over the rails of long ago. By 1892, Manchester had a fine, extensive horsecar system, which was electrified three years later. Expansion began in 1896 and through 1907, the network of tracks grew steadily, with new lines not only serving the Queen City but also radiating to Goffstown, Concord, Nashua, and Derry. More than one hundred closed and open cars provided vital local transportation during the peak years of the trolley era. These pages intimately describe the railway companies and the cars that made street travel in New Hampshire's largest city and vicinity so pleasant and so memorable for six decades.
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O.R. Cummings is member of the New England Electric Railway Historical Society and
the Manchester Historic Association. A retired journalist, he is the author of numerous histories of New England street railways, including Images of America: York County Trolleys.
the Manchester Historic Association. A retired journalist, he is the author of numerous histories of New England street railways, including Images of America: York County Trolleys.
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O. R. Cummings has long been noted for his encyclopedic knowledge of New Hampshire traction lines, and nowhere does he show this better than in Manchester Streetcars. If you want to see a prime example of how to write a definitive, concise history of a traction line, this is the book for you. Why? Its 128 pages cover a definitive pictorial roster, including those from the horsecar era. Renumberings (often neglected) are noted, as are disposition dates of equipment not making it to abandonment. The system is covered geographically, with important street names, intersections, and landmarks always noted. Branch lines are not neglected and covered in separate chapters. The downtown Manchester area containing carbarns, important junctions, and the B&M, gets special treatment. The history of the system is interspersed throughout the captions and in narrative, always at the right point. The photographs used are first rate - there isn't a dud among them. Directions being travelled (oft times overlooked by others) are included, so you know where you are and where you are looking. My only quibble - and it's a minor one considering all that has been included - is a wish for more detailed maps. The ones given are not faulty, incomplete or erroneous. I'm just a map freak. O. R. Cummings has done us all a great service in this volume. I recommend it without reservation.
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