Street Railway Research Articles

The Twin Cities and the Holding Company. The minneapolis street railway story

National Municipal ReviewVolume 12, Issue 7 p. 376-380 Article The Twin Cities and the Holding Company. The minneapolis street railway story H. M. Olmsted, H. M. Olmsted A not vrey pleasant story of an investigation of the books of a street railway holding company Associated with Delos F. Wilcox as consultant on public utility mattersSearch for more papers by this author H. M. Olmsted, H. M. Olmsted A not vrey pleasant story of an investigation of the books of a street railway holding company Associated with Delos F. Wilcox as consultant on public utility mattersSearch for more papers by this author First published: July 1923 https://doi.org/10.1002/ncr.4110120709 AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Volume12, Issue7July 1923Pages 376-380 RelatedInformation

Chicago's vicissitudes under state regulation of street railways

AbstractChicago's street railways have been regulated aplenty but not always to the advantage of the people.

Detroit takes over its street railways

AbstractSeattle and San Francisco are running municipal street–railway systems but Detroit's adventure with a complete 363 mile system, made effective last month after a thirty–year stryggle with the Detroit United Railways, is the boldest yet and by far the most important.

Street Railroads. Stopping Automobile on Track Not Negligence

Street Railroads. Stopping Automobile on Track Not Negligence

Street Railroads. Liability for Injury to Passenger after Leaving Car

Street Railroads. Liability for Injury to Passenger after Leaving Car

Low street railway fares with the help of the landowner

AbstractIf the landowner will share with the public a fraction ofthe increased value which street railway improvements bring to his property, the puzzle of fares and services will begin to unravel.

Negligence: Pedestrian Crossing Street Railway Track: Error of Judgment: Contributory Negligence

Negligence: Pedestrian Crossing Street Railway Track: Error of Judgment: Contributory Negligence

Street Railroads: Contributory Negligence in Failing to Stop and Look a Question of Fact

Street Railroads: Contributory Negligence in Failing to Stop and Look a Question of Fact

Indianapolis retains the five‐cent fare: But rejects service‐at‐cost

National Municipal ReviewVolume 10, Issue 2 p. 116-125 Article Indianapolis retains the five-cent fare:† But rejects service-at-cost E. I. Lewis, E. I. Lewis Chairman Public Service Commission of IndianaSearch for more papers by this author E. I. Lewis, E. I. Lewis Chairman Public Service Commission of IndianaSearch for more papers by this author First published: February 1921 https://doi.org/10.1002/ncr.4110100213 † Editor's Note: At the time of the National Municipal League meeting in Indianapolis, there was pending before the Indiana Commission, as commented on by Mr. Lewis in his address, a petition of the Indianapolis Street Railway Company for a two cent transfer charge. This petition was acted upon December 18, 1920, and a one cent transfer charge was granted, the five cent basic fare being retained. The question of retaining or increasing this charge in the future will be answered in accordance with the anticipated changed conditions affecting both costs and revenue during 1921, as their effects are discerned. AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Volume10, Issue2February 1921Pages 116-125 RelatedInformation

Equity. Jurisdiction. Street Railways. Franchises. Injunction against Passage of a Resolution Involving a Forfeiture

Equity. Jurisdiction. Street Railways. Franchises. Injunction against Passage of a Resolution Involving a Forfeiture

Service at cost in local transportation

AbstractAnalysis of the plan recommended by Federal Electric Railways Commission as the solvent of street railway difficulties.

Service at cost in local transportation

AbstractAnalysis of the plan recommended by Federal Electric Railways Commission as the solvent of street railway difficulties.

Some Aspects of Electrolysis

Before the advent of the electric street railway, the life of iron pipes, especially those made of cast iron, seemed to be almost indeterminate. corroding canker and the gnawing tooth of time apparently had little effect on those tubes, some of which had been buried in the earth for more than a hundred years. After the installation of the electric street railway, frequent breaks in pipes were experienced and the cause for these failures seemed to be shrouded ' in mystery. The manufacturer was suspected either of using inferior iron or employing a process which was not conducive for obtaining an efficient product; and those who laid the pipe were suspected of improper handling or installation. An examination of installed pipe sometimes revealed the fact that after the pipe had remained in the earth for a time, in apparent good condition, it suddenly began to deteriorate. Small or huge warts or concretionary deposits began to appear in spots, not regularly, on the outer surface and that which once was hard iron was later on apparently transformed to a substance easily cut by the finger nail or the blade of a knife. Frequent leaks, especially on high-pressure mains, developed. It was noticed that those pipes which were placed near electric street railway tracks seemed to be attacked by this mysterious disintegrating agent to a much greater extent than those pipes which were far removed from the electric street railway tracks, and, especially, that those pipes which were located in certain areas near the electric street railway power stations were particularly susceptible to this action. Later on it was found that an uninvited and unwelcomed guest was traveling on these sub-surface structures in order to find an easier path of return from the rail to the power station. No possible objection would have been made to the presence of our traveler on the pipe provided it left the vehicle in the same con-

Zone fares for street railways

National Municipal ReviewVolume 9, Issue 11 p. 705-711 Article Zone fares for street railways Walter Jackson, Walter Jackson Consultant Electric Railway Fares and Motor Buses, Mt. Vernon, N. Y.Search for more papers by this author Walter Jackson, Walter Jackson Consultant Electric Railway Fares and Motor Buses, Mt. Vernon, N. Y.Search for more papers by this author First published: November 1920 https://doi.org/10.1002/ncr.4110091108AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Volume9, Issue11November 1920Pages 705-711 RelatedInformation

Results of Collective Bargaining in the Street Railway Industry of Philadelphia

Prior to the inception of the present management of the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company, Philadelphia faced a situation that seriously interfered with the operation of its street railway system. The strikes of the previous year, accompanied by riot and bloodshed, had cost the city and the company millions of dollars, both in direct losses and in wages to the men. The employees, divided into factions, were demoralized; morale was at zero. In fact, conditions could hardly be worse than they were in Philadelphia at that time.

Street Railroads. Ordinance Requiring Conductor and Motorman to Each Car

Street Railroads. Ordinance Requiring Conductor and Motorman to Each Car

Public Service Bonds

that of furnishing to the public such necessities of modern life as gas, electricity, street railway service and telephone communication. Water companies are omitted, as private water companies are comparatively few, since this service has been very generally assumed by the municipalities themselves. Notwithstanding the comparatively short history of public service companies, so steady and so ever increasing has been the demand for their products that, from a negligible amount half a century ago the capitalization of public service companies in the United States is now stated to be about fifteen billions of

Banks and Banking. National Banks. Power of National Bank to Acquire and Operate a Street Railway

Banks and Banking. National Banks. Power of National Bank to Acquire and Operate a Street Railway

The fate of the five‐cent fare. X. Minneapolis keeps home rule and the five‐cent rate

AbstractThe necessary basis for fair dealing between the street railroads and the people is scientific valuation, but as no one knows what that is and the United States Bureau of Standards still refrains from the task of setting up standards in this field, Minneapolis, for instence, gets figures that are $10,000,000 apart!

The fate of the five‐cent fare VI. The municipal street railway in san francisco

AbstractThe successful operation of sixty miles of street car lines by the city of San Francisco has long been a favorite citation of the advocates of municipal operation. The enterprize is beginning to borrow pay roll money from its depreciation fund and is evidently not immune from the prevailing malady of high costs.